HIS 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Eastern Canada, Thomas Mcculloch, Jonathan Odell
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Non-verbal means by which people use material to create, idealize, negoti- ate, transform, and reinforce social/political values and concepts. Contrasts with medieval hall plan, eg. 1 room deep. Windows on either side of door to brighten wide hall. Moved to edge to clear central hall with staircase. Prescott house, acacia grove, starr"s point, ns, 1799. 4 sided roof typical of elite georgian architecture. Interiors as arena of social campaign and exhibition. The robertson-bailey house, annapolis royal, ns, c. 1785 o. Interior view with wide sweeping staircase and decorative wainscoting. Decorative classical detailing: eg. carved rosette, fluted columns and ornate cornice- like ornamentation. Palladian architecture found its way to quebec (holy trinity anglican church, que- bec city) Blending of nf building design (small dormers and firewalls) and palladian style (pilasters and fanlight) The port-roseway gazetteer and the shelburne advertiser (1784) 1st newspaper in pei, saint john, brockville, etc.
