Raised to the Trade: Creole Building Arts of New Orleans |
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User Review - janepriceestrada - LibraryThingThis covers the tools, construction methods, and house types of Cajun and Creole architecture. Anyone interested in Louisiana’s architectural heritage or vernacular architecture will find it fascinating. Read full review
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Raised to the Trade: Creole Building Arts of New Orleans John Ethan Hankins,Steven Maklansky No preview available - 2003 |
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| Title | Raised to the Trade: Creole Building Arts of New Orleans |
| Author | Steven Maklansky |
| Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
| ISBN | 1455610879, 9781455610877 |
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