Loing du Soleil
Subtitle: architectural practice in Quebec City during the French regime
By: Marc Grignon.
Series: American university studies.; v. 165
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 295
Subjects: Architects and patrons -- Québec (Province) -- Québec; Architecture -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- 17th century; Architecture -- Québec (Province) -- Québec -- 18th century; Architecture, Colonial -- Québec (Province) -- Québec; Québec (Québec) -- Buildings, structures, etc
Description: "Loing du Soleil discusses the production of architecture in Quebec City from the 1680s to the 1730s, at a time when Canada was still a French colony. The author examines archival documents such as letters, contracts, account books, drawings, city views and maps in order to assess the contribution of builders and clients to the architectural designs of that period. Each chapter deals with the design process of a specific building or building type, and examines in detail such questions as the ambiguity of the architect's role, the client's preoccupation with prestige as well as his awareness of the city's image as portrayed in city views."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-239) and index.