{"product_id":"barns-of-new-york-9780801477805","title":"Barns of New York","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarns of New York explores and celebrates the agricultural and architectural diversity of the Empire State, providing a unique compendium of the vernacular architecture of rural New York and an authoritative reference for historic preservation efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarns of New York \u003c\/i\u003eis an ambitious undertaking. This is the first book dedicated to a statewide overview. Cynthia G. Falk has filled a void on an often overlooked, richly deserving topic and covered a lot of ground in a concise manner. Don't leave Falk's book on the shelf. Take it with you on a drive and use it to make sense of those buildings you ordinarily pass without recognition. The architecture of barns is the architecture of work done mostly, not long ago, by man and animal. If you are looking for a place to connect with the past, you cannot do much better than a barn.\u003c\/p\u003e * Hudson River Valley Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Falk enjoys a reputation as an astute architectural historian, and in this volume she demonstrates why. Her knowledge of form, style, function, and construction consistently serve to advance important insights. She demonstrates that in the rural New York State landscape we can interpret the history of farming if we just learn how to see the evidence and read it properly. Plentiful historic images and contemporary photographs work beautifully with the text to lend depth to these insights. The work's source base is also substantial.... As policy makers, communities, and farming people consider the future, they may indeed look to the past as well; therefore, this book offers a valuable historical perspective for our times.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sally McMurry * New York History *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a very detailed look at the diverse forms of barns used in agriculture in New York from the Canadian border to Long Island.... Falk surveys structures by building type and by function, with much technical material about materials, methods of construction, farming, storage processes, and reuse of structures. Period diaries and journals are used extensively for the agricultural history.... This will be an important book for... readers interested in vernacular architecture, material culture, agricultural history, New York history, and the preservation of this cultural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Diversity, Dairying, and Designing the Main Barn\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sheltering the Flock, Processing the Product\u003cbr\u003e 3. From Haystacks to Silos\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Farm Building for Every Purpose\u003cbr\u003e 5. Powering the Farm\u003ci\u003ePlaces to Visit\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405156000087,"sku":"9780801477805","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801477805.jpg?v=1730488912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/barns-of-new-york-9780801477805","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}