October 30, 2020 - James Crouse has passed along this information from Ron Knapp about his new book: China's Covered Bridges - Architecture Over Water. James adds the following comments: "...it is beautiful and full of great information, well written with stunning photography. I certainly recommend it."
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From: Ronald Knapp (knappr@hawkmail.newpaltz.edu)
Date: Thu, Oct 29, 2020 at 9:21 PM
Subject: New Book: CHINA'S COVERED BRIDGES: Architecture over Water
To: Jim Crouse (covered.bridge.crouse@gmail.com)
Cc: Terry Miller (tmiller1@kent.edu)
Because of your interest in covered bridges, here is some breaking news:
Ron Knapp and Terry Miller's CHINA'S COVERED BRIDGES: ARCHITECTURE OVER WATER, nearly 500 pages long with over 600 illustrations, is now available:
University of Hawai'i Press (Use code CCB2020 for 25 % discount) https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/chinas-covered-bridges-architecture-over-water/
amazon.com (free Prime shipping) https://smile.amazon.com/Chinas-Covered-Bridges-Architecture-Water/dp/1952461022/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZTNGXT5BHBPY&dchild=1&keywords=china%27s+covered+bridges&qid=1604004609&s=books&sprefix=china%27s+covered%2Cstripbooks%2C161&sr=1-1
One chapter compares and contrasts North American, European, and China's covered bridges, a subject that has never been written about.
If you are on Facebook, please join the CHINA' COVERED BRIDGES page https://www.facebook.com/groups/316273032964704
Please share the information with others who might be interested.
Now is the time to think about holiday gifts with a beautiful book.
Best wishes,
Ron Knapp
Our thanks to James Crouse for passing this information along by email - Ed.