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Gothic revival in Canadian architecture /

By:

Brosseau, Mathilde

Contributor(s):

Canada. Supply and Services Canada

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Canadian historic sites ; 25Publication details: Ottawa : Minister of Supply and Services Canada, [1980]Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0660104474 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720/.971 19

LOC classification:

NA744.5.G67 B76 1980

Summary: From the back - "This study deals with the evolution of Gothic Revival in Canadian Architecture. It recalls the origins of the study, marks its arrival in the country and traces its four mutations ranging over the greater part of the 19th century and even into the first decades of the 20th century. As its name indicates, the Gothic Revival proclaims a return to the architectural forms of the Middle ages - those of the 13th and 14th centuries in particular. In Canada, the Gothic Revival appeared at a crucial moment of population growth and this appears to have favored its adoption in widely diversified geographic areas and its recognition as a symbol of an emerging Canadian nation...... "

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Reference	Carleton University, AVRC	Richardson Collection - Non CIrculating - Call No. Accompanied by Red Dot	Open-stacks	NA744.5.G67 B76 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not for loan		16055001381

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