Allen G. Noble

The authors have done a thorough job presenting barn history and styles of the American northeast but have less coverage outside there. Specificaly, most Texas barns are not represented. Scribe marks on morice-tenon timbers are not dealt with either. Peg material for mortice-tenon jointa is not covered. The method of square nail construction and its era are not covered. Barn architecture in the northeast, although covered well is only partially illustrated in photos or drawings. The feference section is good and there are some maps showing where some of the barn styles have been documented.… (altro)