Building a house in new France : an account of the perplexities of client and craftsmen in early Canada / Peter N. Moogk.

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Moogk, Peter N., 1943-

Title & Author:

Building a house in new France : an account of the perplexities of client and craftsmen in early Canada / Peter N. Moogk.

Publication:

Description:

144 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-136) and index.

Summary:

"Building a House in New France is an unconventional account of early French Canada. It describes the social background of popular architecture and show how the evolution of the Canadiens was mirrored in the house they build. The story covers New France from Newfoundland to the Great Lakes. Using new historical sources, the author weaves colorful anecdotes into a scholarly analysis of the contractual arrangements and building techniques used in Canada before 1760. In this book the reader will discover the 'jug of wine' that sealed contracts, administrators whose town plans foundered on the independence of the colonists, a surgeon who ruined himself in an attempt to keep up with his brother, the Montreal nuns who feared peeping toms, the 'missing' workers who were found in taverns, and the patient craftsmen who endured the scrutiny of amateur experts. In this account is the story of an ingenious building technique developed in the St. Lawrence valley that spread across Canada to become the first 'national' style of construction. This is a human and lively chronicle based on pioneer research." -Publisher.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

0771054661
9780771054662

Subject:

House construction Canada History.
House construction Québec (Province) History 18th century.
Architecture, Domestic Québec (Province)
Architecture Québec (Province) History 18th century.
Building Québec (Province) History.
Architecture, Domestic Québec (Province) History.
Architecture domestique Québec (Province) Histoire.
Construction Québec (Province) Histoire.
Habitations Construction Canada Histoire.
Habitations Construction Québec (Province) Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture Québec (Province) Histoire 18e siècle.
Building
Architecture
Architecture, Domestic
House construction
Canada History To 1763 (New France)
Canada Social life and customs To 1763.
Canada Histoire Jusqu'à 1763 (Nouvelle-France)
Canada
Québec

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 102424
Call No.: ID GDER CAN PO15794; ID:85-B15948
Status: Available

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