Norman Isham

Everyone should take a look at this book. It is by the architectural historian Norman Isham, who was fascinated with early colonial architecture here in Rhode Island, and restored many of the homes that were still standing when he was around. It is also in our RISD library; it is in a special binder as it is very old, and you can only read it there. It's a beautiful book though, so go page through it. What I like most is how carefully he writes about construction techniques, and how painstakingly he draws framing diagrams.