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The Heart of the Farm: A History of Barns and Fences in the Eastern Townships of Quebec Hardcover – October 22, 2008 by Louise Abbott (Author, Illustrator), Niels Jensen (Illustrator)
The Heart of the Farm: A History of Barns and Fences in the Eastern Townships of Quebec Hardcover – October 22, 2008 by Louise Abbott (Author, Illustrator), Niels Jensen (Illustrator)
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The Heart of the Farm: A History of Barns and Fences in the Eastern Townships of Quebec Hardcover – October 22, 2008
by Louise Abbott (Author, Illustrator), Niels Jensen (Illustrator)
Out of print hardcopy.
Since the late 1990s, photographers Louise Abbott and Niels Jensen have travelled thousands of miles in the Eastern Townships of Quebec in their quest to document the remnants of the historic agricultural landscape in the form of barns, fences and silos. The Heart of the Farm showcases over three hundred and fifty of their evocative photos, along with more than fifty rare archival images. The book also features an engaging and enlightening text by Abbott that traces the evolution of barns from log to steel, and the evolution of fences from wood to wire.
Review
The Heart of the Farm has the look and feel of a coffee table book. It is a solid, 300 page-plus tome, with a gorgeous dust jacket featuring a round barn. The book is replete with illustrations, both archival and contemporary, of barns, fences and scenes of rural life in the Eastern Townships. The illustrations are beautiful, be they large-size full-colour images of entire barns, close-ups of rafters, tree knees, dovetails or tenons, or action shots of men and horses hauling timber or craftsmen working on a timber frame. But this book is more than a book of beautiful photographs. Its creators have thoroughly researched the different building styles and techniques employed by farmers in the region from the earliest days of settlement to the twentieth century. They shed light on the agricultural trends that have influenced farmers through the years in their choices of barn and fence construction. And they weave their findings together with discussions with living, breathing Eastern Townshippers. --Matthew Farfan, Townships Heritage WebMagazine (October 9, 2008)
About the Author
- Publisher : Price-Patterson Ltd.; First Edition (October 22, 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 306 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1897336284
- ISBN-13 : 978-1897336281
- Item Weight : 3.65 pounds
