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Maison Creole from "A Creole Lexicon"

~JAY DEARBORN EDWARDS~

If there is one book that belongs in the library of anyone who is trying to understand the Creole environmental culture of Haiti, the Caribbean, the Gulf Regions and the American South, it is "A Creole Lexicon" by Edwards.  Edward uses the correlation between the spoken Creole and the environmental  Creole to resonantly describe a rich landscape,  from the Acadian/Cajun parishes of Louisiana to the maroon (escaped slave) settlements in the mountains of Haiti.

The scope of "A Creole Lexicon" is comprehensive--it describes the physical geography, architectural styles, building types, interior spaces, components of buildings, materials, hardware, tools, and furniture of the Creole environments, as well as touching on relevant social and historical factors.

 

Edwards has written scores of other relevant pieces as well--another one that stands out is "The Origins of Creole Architecture", from Winterthur Portfolio No. 29.

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