Building a House in New France: An Account of the Perplexities of Client and Craftsman in Early Canada

by Peter N Moogk and Peter N. Moogk

This classic work on early Canadian architecture explores the evolution of urban and rural house construction from settlement to conquest. It illustrates the ways climate, local materials, legislation and customs merged to shape original techniques and unique forms - and some of the most distinct and enduring buildings in the New World.

This book also explores the day-to-day lives of craftsmen and those early Canadians whose nation was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550416286
• ISBN13: 9781550416282
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.8"