Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales from a Newfoundland Fishing VillagePrinceton Architectural Press, 2008 M09 17 - 246 páginas There is an almost elemental appeal in the rural fishing villages of Nova Scotia, Maine, and Newfoundland. Their intimate connection to nature, to the land, water, and (often harsh) weather; their reliance on ingenuity, on-hand materials, and craftsmanship; and their values of thrift and endurance serve as inspiration and as touchstones for those of us caught up in the hubbub of modern life. Tilting, Newfoundland is a celebration of all these virtues and an eclectic documentation of the buildings, landscape, and lifestyle of this remote community on a small island far off the Canadian coast. Through photographs, firsthand historical anecdotes, and delicate pencil drawings, author Robert Mellin presents a personal account of Tilting's houses, outbuildings, furniture, tools, fences, and docks, and, in the process, the way of life of Tilting. Mellin describes how houses are built for mobility and then "launched," or moved; how houses are detailed and constructed; how cabbage houses are built out of overturned boats; and the difference between picket, paling, and riddle fences-with diagrams in case you want to build your own. Part journal, part sketchbook, part oral history, Tilting, Newfoundland is a treasure chest of a book that offers new discoveries with each reading, and a reminder of the simpler aspects of life and building. |
Contenido
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AN ISOLATED NEWFOUNDLAND OUTPORT | 1 |
RUGGED LANDSCAPE STRONG PEOPLE FRAGILE ARCHITECTURE | 27 |
HOUSE FORM AND VISITING | 69 |
BUILDING AND LAUNCHING THE HOUSE | 97 |
INSIDE THE HOUSE | 117 |
OUTBUILDINGS AND WORK | 135 |
FISHERY OUTBUILDINGS | 155 |
AGRICULTURAL OUTBUILDINGS FENCES AND GARDENS | 183 |
REBUILDING AND PRESERVING | 211 |
NOTES | 227 |
GLOSSARY OF LOCAL TERMS | 235 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 237 |
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Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales ... Robert Mellin Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Tilting: House Launching, Slide Hauling, Potato Trenching, and Other Tales ... Robert Mellin Sin vista previa disponible - 2003 |
Términos y frases comunes
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