Title & Author:

[Lectures on eighteenth-century Montréal and the history of geometric fortifications].

Publication:

[1992]

Description:

1 audiocassette (DAT) ; 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in., 1/8 in. tape. master

Notes:
Content of original DAT cassette reformatted onto 1 compact disc in 2011.
Supplied title.
Only consultation copy screened.
Introductory remarks by an unidentified speaker.
Recorded and produced by the Centre canadien d'architecture/Canadian Centre for Architecture.
Speakers: Michael Lewis, Mario Lalancette.
Presentation by Michael Lewis in English; presentation by Mario Lalancette in French; opening and closing remarks both in English and French.

Summary:

Sounding recording of lectures on the subjects of European geometric fortifications from 1500 to 1800, and the development of Montréal during the 18th century when the city was a fortified town, given at the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal. Exact date of lecture unknown. Presented in conjunction with the exhibitions, "Montréal, ville fortifiée ad XVIIIe siècle = Opening the gates of eighteenth-century Montréal", Sept. 2, 1992-Jan. 17, 1993, and "La géométrie de la fortification : traités et manuels, 1500-1800 = The geometry of defence : fortification treatises and manuals, 1500-1800", Aug. 12, 1992-Jan. 17, 1993, both held at the CCA to mark the 350th anniversary of the founding of Montréal. Includes closing remarks by Phyllis Lambert

Subject:

Fortification Europe.
City planning Europe.
City planning Québec (Province) Montréal History 18th century.
Architecture, Domestic Québec (Province) Montréal.
Fortification Québec (Province) Montréal.
Land use Québec (Province) Montréal History 18th century.
Utilisation du sol Québec (Province) Montréal Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture, Domestic.
City planning.
Economic history.
Fortification.
Land use.
Montréal (Québec) Economic conditions.
Montréal (Québec) History 18th century.
Europe.
Québec Montréal.
Geometrical Fortifications Europe 1500-1800.
Urban planning Europe 1500-1800.
Fortifications Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.
Urban planning Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.
Land use Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.
Houses Canada Québec (Province) Montréal 1700-1800.

Form/genre:

Reformatted audiovisual materials.
Lectures.
Audiocassettes.
Sound recordings.
Digital audio tapes.
Compact discs.
Optical disks.
History.

Added entries:

Lewis, Michael J., 1957-
Lalancette, Mario.
Lambert, Phyllis.
Centre canadien d'architecture.
Centre canadien d'architecture. Enregistrements des événements.

Holdings:

Location: Library main av cca productions 269576
Call No.: Box 2 (BIB 201835)
Notes: DAT
Status: Available

Location: Library main av cca productions 272034
Call No.: Box 2 (BIB 201835)
Notes: CD consultation copy
Status: Available