A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 360-402 This work is an analysis of traditional systems of boat design employed by boatbuilders in two North Atlantic regions—Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway. It present two case studies th...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses3/153116 2023-05-15T17:23:32+02:00 A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway Taylor, David Alan, 1951- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folklore Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Trinity Bay; Norway--Hardanger Fjord; 1989 450 leaves : ill., maps Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153116 eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (50.54 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Taylor_DavidA.pdf 76072902 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153116 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Boat building--Newfoundland and Labrador--Trinity Bay Boat building--Norway--Hardanger Fjord Fishing boats--Newfoundland and Labrador--Design and construction Fishing boats--Norway--Design and construction Hardanger Fjord (Norway)--History Trinity Bay (N.L.)--History Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 1989 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:20:21Z Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 360-402 This work is an analysis of traditional systems of boat design employed by boatbuilders in two North Atlantic regions—Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway. It present two case studies that apply an ethnographic approach to the study of boat design. Though covering basically the same analytical terrain, each case study offers different insights into the process of design. -- Preliminary sections provide the social, historical, economic, andenvironmental contexts of the study areas, discuss categories of builders, and examine the most significant changes influencing boatbuilding in the past 100 to 150 years. These are followed by the core sections of the work which explore a variety of topics relative to the design process, including design conceptualization, translation cf design from mental image to physical form, the use of devices and measurements to control form, the relationship between form and function, and the dynamic interplay between ba-itbuilders1 need for self-expression and their desire to conform to tradition. -- This study calls for greater attention to the process of design in material culture studies. Furthermore, it argues that basic emic concepts that define the essence of the forms of boats and other cultural artifacts can be perceived through systematic analysis of a range of data, including the physical properties of the artifact, verbal statements of artifact makers and users, documents, and observation of an artifact1 s design, construction, and use. Thesis Newfoundland studies North Atlantic University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Canada Newfoundland Norway |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1990. Folklore Bibliography: leaves 360-402 This work is an analysis of traditional systems of boat design employed by boatbuilders in two North Atlantic regions—Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway. It present two case studies that apply an ethnographic approach to the study of boat design. Though covering basically the same analytical terrain, each case study offers different insights into the process of design. -- Preliminary sections provide the social, historical, economic, andenvironmental contexts of the study areas, discuss categories of builders, and examine the most significant changes influencing boatbuilding in the past 100 to 150 years. These are followed by the core sections of the work which explore a variety of topics relative to the design process, including design conceptualization, translation cf design from mental image to physical form, the use of devices and measurements to control form, the relationship between form and function, and the dynamic interplay between ba-itbuilders1 need for self-expression and their desire to conform to tradition. -- This study calls for greater attention to the process of design in material culture studies. Furthermore, it argues that basic emic concepts that define the essence of the forms of boats and other cultural artifacts can be perceived through systematic analysis of a range of data, including the physical properties of the artifact, verbal statements of artifact makers and users, documents, and observation of an artifact1 s design, construction, and use. |
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A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway |
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A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway |
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A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway |
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A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway |
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A survey of traditional systems of boat design used in the vicinity of Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, and Hardangerfjord, Norway |
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Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Trinity Bay; Norway--Hardanger Fjord; |
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Canada Newfoundland Norway |
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Canada Newfoundland Norway |
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Newfoundland studies North Atlantic University of Newfoundland |
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Newfoundland studies North Atlantic University of Newfoundland |
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Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries |
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Electronic Theses and Dissertations (50.54 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Taylor_DavidA.pdf 76072902 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses3/id/153116 |
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The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. |
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