The farmhouse book : tradition, style, and experience : an illustrated documentary

The farmhouse book Tradition, style, and experience : an illustrated documentary

David Larkin, 1936-

Book - 2005

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Subjects
Farmhouses.
Farmhouses > Pictorial works.
Decoration and ornament, Rustic.
Decoration and ornament, Rustic > Pictorial works.
Published
New York : Universe/Rizzoli 2005.
Language
English
Main Author
David Larkin, 1936- (-)
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm
ISBN
9780789313515
  • Introduction
  • A day in the life of a farmhouse
  • The American farmhouse takes shape
  • Farmhouses of New England
  • Farmhouses of New Netherland
  • Farmhouses of the Delaware River Valley
  • Farmhouses of Pennsylvania
  • Brick farmhouses of Virginia, Maryland, and the mouth of the Delaware River
  • Farmhouses of Piedmont and Appalachia
  • A French influence
  • Farmhouses of the Southwest
  • Later immigrant farmhouses of the plains
  • The dawn of the progressive farmhouse
  • Farmhouse interiors
  • Floors
  • Stenciling and wallpaper
  • Paintwork
  • Adobe interiors
  • Possessions
  • Farmhouse kitchens
  • Food and drink
  • The cooking fire
  • Using the fire
  • Farmhouse bedchambers
  • Farmhouse parlors
  • Keeping warm in a farmhouse
  • Using the fireplace
  • Firewood
  • Fireplace safety
  • Keeping cool in a farmhouse
  • Tasks
  • Bread and water
  • Cellars
  • Other spaces and storage
  • Around the farmhouse
  • House stories
  • The farmhouse experience
  • Farmhouse preservation
  • The future of rural homes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgments and photo credits

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