The Pennsylvania Barn

by Ensminger, Robert F.; Conniff, Gregory; Muller, Edward K.; Schuyler, David

• ISBN13: 9780801871344
• ISBN10: 0801871344
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-26
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

In his widely acclaimed The Pennsylvania Barn, Robert Ensminger provided the first comprehensive study of an important piece of American vernacular architecture -- the forebay bank barn, better known as the Pennsylvania barn or the Pennsylvania German barn. Now, in this revised edition, Ensminger has continued his diligent fieldwork and archival research into the origins, evolution, and distribution in North America of this significant agricultural structure. Including an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular architectural history, and American studies, as well as to general readers.

Author Biography

Robert F. Ensminger is a professor of geography, emeritus, at Kutztown University.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
The Origin of the Pennsylvania Barn	p. 1
Classification of the Pennsylvania Barn	p. 51
The Evolution of the Pennsylvania Barn	p. 107
Diffusion and Distribution of the Pennsylvania Barn	p. 147
The Future of the Pennsylvania Barn	p. 181
The Pennsylvania Barn Updated: New Insights, Corrections, and Amendments	p. 201
Supplemental Sightings of Pennsylvania Barns	p. 301
Classification of Pennsylvania Barns by Charles Dornbusch	p. 311
Glossary	p. 323
References and Selected Bibliography	p. 331
Index	p. 341
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