The New World Dutch Barn: The Evolution, Forms, and Structure of a Disappearing Icon, Second Edition

As John Fitchen's, "The New World Dutch Barn" has been out of print for so many years and interest in NWDBs has increased over the last few years Gregory Huber's edited 2nd Edition is a much welcomed addition to any barn research library.Mr. Huber's new material as presented in the chapter Introduction to the Second Edition and in the Appendices C. New Checklist of Dutch Barns and D. Huber's responses to Fitchen's text and the Glossary have made this second edition even more valuable than the first edition to the NWDB enthusiast. The leaving intact of the original edition gives the new barn researcher a chance to own the best of both worlds.Mr. Huber's description of the five fundamental forms of NWDBs along with all of the exceptions and regional variances may possibly bring to the forefront hitherto undocumented barns. As Mr. Huber points out, there are more altered than unaltered barns and knowing a lot of the possibilities will aid NWDB enthusiasts.I strongly recommend this second edition as required reading for serious NWDB lovers and barn lovers in general.Rolland Miner, Director, NWDB Survey 2000

I bought this book after purchasing Building Construction Before Mechanization, which is one of the best books I have ever read, and I highly recommend it. Inspired to read more of John Fitchen's work, I bought this guy, and it is incredibly detailed. If you have specialized interest in New England Dutch barns, this will be a good read for you. If you have a more general interest in timber framed structures, it won't be.

Finally this classic and enduring book on the Dutch Barn is again available, now in an updated version. No one has spent more time going over, first hand, the barns first studied by Fitchen. Now Fitchen's original material is available without having to scour the used book stores. The new material by Huber brings up to date the first field work done by John fitchen in the 1960's. Any one with even the slightest interest in Early American Dutch Architecture must get this book. Not only does this book fully explain the barn , but the reader can easily then understand how the same basic construction procedures apply to the Dutch House.

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