Texas Log Buildings : : A Folk Architecture /

Texas Log Buildings : : A Folk Architecture / / Terry G. Jordan.

Once too numerous to attract attention, the log buildings of Texas now stand out for their rustic beauty. This book preserves a record of the log houses, stores, inns, churches, schools, jails, and barns that have already become all too few in the Texas countryside. Terry Jordan explores the use of...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
VerfasserIn:
Jordan, Terry G.,
MitwirkendeR:
Jordan, Terry G.,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1978
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Second Paperback Printing
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. A Regional Folk Architecture
  • 2. The Origin & Diffusion of Log Folk Architecture
  • 3. Raising a Log Wall
  • 4. Corner Notching
  • 5. Construction of Floors, Roofs, & Chimneys
  • 6. Log Dwelling Types & Floorplans
  • 7. Log Public Buildings
  • 8. Rural Log Outbuildings
  • 9. Texas Log Culture Regions
  • 1. A List of Texas Restoration Projects Open to the Public That Include Log Structures
  • 2. A List of Replicas or Reconstructions of Log Buildings in Texas
  • Notes
  • Glossary of Log Construction Terms Encountered in Texas
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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