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Show TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ii DEDICATION................................................................................................. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................... iii LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................ vi LIST OF F I G U R E S ................................................................................... v ii ABSTRACT...........................................................................................................x i i i CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 1 Scope and D e f i n i t i o n s ................................................... . 5 The Study Area and F i e l d M e t h o d s ...................... 9 C o n t r i b u t i o n s o f T h is S t u d y ....................................... 14 II. ACQUISITION, PREPARATION, AND USE OF FOLK BUILDING MATERIALS ............................................................ 17 Mormon A d o b e c ra ft ................................................................. 21 The Im p o rtan c e o f Adobe i n Mormon Folic C u l t u r e • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21 Adobe-Making Methods and A d o b e -B u ild in g P h a s e s ............................................................................ 26 A re a l O c c u rre n c e o f Second Phase Mormon Adobe C o n s t r u c t i o n ................................................ 32 The A d v an tag es and D is a d v a n ta g e s of Adobe . . 36 The O r i g i n o f Mormon A d o b e .................................. 41 Mud C o n c r e t e ........................................................................54 Log Work Among t h e M o r m o n s ....................................... 55 The P l a c e of Log i n Mormon M a t e r i a l C u l t u r e ............................................................................ 55 Timber Q u a l i t y and t h e Log B u ild in g P h a s e s ............................................................................60 Mormon Log P r e p a r a t i o n and B u ild in g P r a c t i c e s ....................................................................... 65 Lumber i n Mormon C o u n try .............................................. 79 F i r e d B r ic k i n Mormon C o u n t r y ...................................83 Domestic S ton e Masonry i n Mormon C ou n try . . . 90 S ton e W a llin g P a t t e r n s and B u ild in g P h a s e s ............................................................................ 93 S ton e Types and S to n e W a llin g P a t t e r n s , An A re a l V i e w ................................ 99 The B u i l d i n g M a t e r i a l s P h a s e s : ASummary . . . 105 iv Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. |