Cereal Drying Racks

Following his seminal book Wood and Wood Joints, an essential reference on solid timber constructions for more than two decades, now in its third edition, Klaus Zwerger presents a study of the cultural history, construction and typology of a special building type: cereal drying racks. These structures were used to dry harvested crops in agrarian cultures all over the world and ...

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Following his seminal book Wood and Wood Joints, an essential reference on solid timber constructions for more than two decades, now in its third edition, Klaus Zwerger presents a study of the cultural history, construction and typology of a special building type: cereal drying racks. These structures were used to dry harvested crops in agrarian cultures all over the world and evolved over the centuries into buildings of great beauty that are as sophisticated and individual as they are functionally efficient.

On countless expeditions, the author tracked down the remaining buildings, documenting and analyzing them in the context of their cultural and building history through detailed descriptions, line drawings and photographs, rendered in duotone, by the author.

INTRODUCTION 9
1 THE CEREAL DRYING RACK –TERMINOLOGY AND TYPOLOGY 19
Terminology 19
Differentiation from other drying stands 21
Differentiation from buildings for storage 25
2 FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREAL DRYING RACK 29
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INTRODUCTION 9
1 THE CEREAL DRYING RACK –TERMINOLOGY AND TYPOLOGY 19
Terminology 19
Differentiation from other drying stands 21
Differentiation from buildings for storage 25
2 FUNCTIONS OF THE CEREAL DRYING RACK 29
3 CULTURAL CONTEXT 39
The importance of the dry crop 42
The economic importance of cereal crop cultivation 45
The socio-political significance of cereal crop cultivation 53
Agricultural literature 57
The importance of preservation 71
The importance of irrigation in rice growing 72
The economic importance of cereal drying racks 74
4 OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION 85
5 STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION 97
Methodological considerations for a comparative
study 97
Basic construction principle 100
Structure and construction in Europe 100
Structure and construction in East Asia 113
6 DRYING RACK TYPOLOGIES IN EUROPE 129
Precursors and primitive forms 129
Freestanding buildings 132
Single-row cereal drying racks without a roof 133
Single-row cereal drying racks with inclined racks 140
Single-row cereal drying racks with a roof 141
Single-row cereal drying racks with a single-bay side extension 144
Double-row and multi-row cereal drying racks 146
Double-row cereal drying racks with inclined racks 148
Double-row cereal drying racks under a carpenter-made roof 150
Double-row cereal drying racks with racks of different heights 154
Multi-row cereal drying racks under a carpentermade roof 159
Double-row and multi-row cereal drying racks with storage space on the upper floor 164
Cross-shaped cereal drying racks 169
Cereal drying racks with storage underneath 171
Cereal drying racks with masonry supports 173
Cereal drying racks with masonry supports and a cellar 183
Cereal drying racks attached to structures 186
Wall-bound cereal drying racks 187
Wall-forming cereal drying racks 204
Special forms 211
7 DRYING RACK TYPOLOGIES
IN ASIA 217
Precursors and primitive forms 218
Freestanding buildings 224
Single-row cereal drying racks without a roof 225
Single-row cereal drying racks with inclined racks 237
Living tree racks 240
Single-row cereal drying racks with a roof 244
Double-row and multi-row cereal drying racks 252
Double-row cereal drying racks with inclined racks 253
Double-row and three-row cereal drying racks with a monopitch roof 254
Double-row cereal drying racks under a carpentermade roof 259
Multi-row cereal drying racks under a carpentermade roof 261
Double-row and multi-row cereal drying racks with storage space on the upper floor 269
Cereal drying racks with storage underneath 274
Cereal drying racks attached to building structures 276
Wall-bound cereal drying racks 277
Wall-forming cereal drying racks 295
Special forms 314
8 ROOFING 323
9 CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CEREAL DRYING RACKS
IN THE WEST AND EAST 329
The evolution of complex forms 329
Ornamentation 331
10 CLOSING REMARKS 339
APPENDIX 341
Bibliography 341
Acknowledgements 349
Index of Names 350
Index of Places 351
Subject Index 354
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