Areas
Robert Mellin
New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/769114658
There is an almost elemental appeal in the rural fishing villages of Nova Scotia, Maine, and Newfoundland. Their intimate connection to nature, to the land, water, and (often harsh) weather; their reliance on ingenuity, on-hand materials, and craftsmanship; and their values of thrift and endurance serve as inspiration and as touchstones for those of us caught up in the hubbub of modern life.
Tilting, Newfoundland is a celebration of all these virtues and an eclectic documentation of the buildings, landscape, and lifestyle of this remote community on a small island far off the Canadian coast. Through photographs, firsthand historical anecdotes, and delicate pencil drawings, author Robert Mellin presents a personal account of Tilting's houses, outbuildings, furniture, tools, fences, and docks, and, in the process, the way of life of Tilting.
PhD Dissertation title: Folk Housing in Tilting, Fogo Island, Newfoundland
Completed: 1990
Supervisor: Henry Glassie
Other Books by Robert Mellin
- Winter in Tilting. St. John's, Newfoundland: Pedlar Press, 2015.
- Newfoundland Modern: Architecture in the Smallwood Years, 1949-1972. Montreal, Quebec: McGill Queen's University Press, 2011.