The type of construction in focus is that of the first half of the 19th century. The photographs are all from ordinary farms, not from Heritage Centres or museums.
Most buildings are part of farms or homes.
Text, drawings and photographs by Erik Nordin, County Supervisor of Ancient Buildings and Monuments, County Administrative Board. Photograph and Honorary Dr. Hilding Mickelsson took the photographs. Lars Stackell, of Gothenburg University, has a text about the history of the porches. Glimpses of the farm's history, and the sights worth seeing here, are presented in words and pictures. This artist was previously only known through oral tradition.