First used to gauge New England's ever-changing weather, now viewed as American folk art, historic weathervanes have been a part of the region's skyline for more than three centuries. Focusing on examples that can still be seen in public, this comprehensive study of the development of the weathervane describes changes in form and function from colonial times to the present, and also documents the histories of weathervane makers throughout New England.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
325 photos (21 in color), bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 7 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-6456-9 (9781476664569)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Historian Glenn A. Knoblock is the author of many works of New England, New Hampshire, and transportation history. A lecturer for the New Hampshire Humanities, he lives in Wolfeboro Falls, New Hampshire. David W. Wemmer is a retired accountant living in Cornwall, New York.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I.?Weathervane Basics
II.?The Evolution of Weathervane Use and the Meetinghouse Influence
III.?Weathervane Forms and Figures: From Angels to Whales and Everything in Between
Between pages 130 and 131 are 8 color plates containing 21 photographs
IV.?Weathervanes by Building Type
V.?Weathervane Wanderings
VI.?Weathervane Makers
Bibliography
Index
