The book is devoted to some little-studied pages of the history of wooden architecture of the Russian North of the XVII-XVIII centuries. It is entirely built on genuine written and graphic documents. This feature of it makes it possible to offer graphic reconstructions of both individual monuments and entire ensembles that have not survived to this day. Thus, the book expands readers' ideas about the diversity of types of residential, religious and fortress buildings that existed in the past. The attracted materials allow for the first time to tell in detail about the organization and progress of construction work, about the "good skill" of the carpenters of the North. The book is illustrated with reproductions of old drawings, miniatures and photographs. A significant part of this material is published for the first time. The book is intended for architects, historians, art historians, as well as readers interested in Russian folk culture.