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| | Architectural Definitions from the New A to Z of Canadian Art |
 | | In the traditional hierarchy of architecture, beginning with the lowest rank, unskilled labourers assisted with various manual tasks at the building site; specialized craftsmen worked in their own areas, such as joinery (or woodwork, including architectural cupboards, mantelpieces, panelling, etc., for a building; the term “joinery” fell out of favour in the 20 |
 | | Prospective architects learned the skills of architectural drawing, estimating and evaluating through an apprenticeship with an established architect, as well as through accumulating a library of architectural journals and pattern books. |
 | | As a priest and teacher of architecture in the Séminaire de Québec, Demers was in a position to influence the style and theory of Quebec architecture during the first half of the 19 |
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