"This book represents good value for money in terms of its high quality production and wide-ranging discussions, and it is a must for those interested in the development of roof types in northern Europe." (Martin Bridge, in Dendrochronologia 29, 2011, p. 251)
Summary
In 1927, the architect in charge of historical monuments, Henri
Deneux, published the first study devoted to the development of
carpentry from the eleventh century forward. Research has made
considerable progress in the field since then, particularly thanks
to the contribution of dendrochronology, which appeared in France
during the period 1970-1980, allowing precise dating of materials
to be provided based on the study of tree rings. This book is the
result of collaboration between architects, university scholars,
Belgian and French dendrochronologists, and offers a synthesis with
regard to carpentry from the XIth through the XIXth century, from
north of the Loire to Belgium. It contains a typological and
chronological classification with 300 examples of carpentry
constructions, and a catalogue of beautiful models preserved at the
Centre for research on Historical monuments in Paris. It is a
valuable reference work for all those – art historians,
architects, building restorers – who are interested in this
topic.
Patrick HOFFSUMMER has a Ph.D. in Art
History and Archaeology. He has been a researcher at the University
of Liège since 1981, becoming an instructor in 1996. He is
pursuing research interests in the history of architecture and in
dendrochronology.