Walter Horn papers, 1917-1989.

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Walter Horn papers, 1917-1989.

These papers relate to Professor Horn's study of Medieval aisled timber halls and barns, focusing on approximately forty English and French vernacular buildings of the 13th and 14th centuries, including churches, tithe barns, hospitals, manor halls, and market halls. Some papers describe timber halls and barns of the Low Countries and the United States. Included are his field notes, correspondence, photographs, negatives, offprints and small scale graphic materials. These papers were compiled in collaboration with Ernest Born (see Born architectural drawings accn. no. 920089**).

ca. 30 linear ft. (69 boxes) + additions

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SNAC Resource ID: 8288325

Getty Research Institute

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Grange de Vaulerent (Seine-et-Oise, France)

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Born, Ernest, 1898-1992

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Ernst Born was an architect, professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a frequent collaborator with Walter Horn. From the description of Ernest Born architectural drawings of medieval aisled timber halls. ca. 1944-ca. 1981. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 419226654 Ernest Born was born in 1898. He studied architecture under John Galen Howard at UC Berkeley and then went to work in Europe. On his return he worked in New York for almost ten years...

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Clairvaux (Abbey)

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St. Oswald's Church (Lower Peover, England)

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Ter Doest (Cistercian abbey : Lissewege, Belgium)

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Horn, Walter William, 1908-1995

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Walter William Horn was a professor of architecture and art history at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of several books on medieval timber structures. Horn was a frequent collaborator with the architect Ernest Born. From the description of Walter Horn papers, 1917-1989. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 82724935 Walter Horn, born January 18, 1908 in Waldangelloch, Germany, is a distinguished art historian specializing in medi...

St. Mary's Hospital (Chichester, England)

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Barn of Great Coxwell (Great Coxwell, England)

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Beaulieu Abbey

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