English Mediaeval House - Hardcover

Wood, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0905746236 ISBN 13: 9780905746234

Publisher: Imprint unknown, 1981

Synopsis

A comprehensive and detailed history of domestic architecture between 1066 and 1540 with chapters entitled as follows:- Norman Townhouses: Jews' and Merchant's Houses, King John's Houses. The First-Floor Hall. The Aisled Hall. The Great Hall. The Solar, or Great Chamber. Vaulted Cellars; the Cellar under the Solar; the Parlour. Oriels. Doorway Arrangement; the High Seat; the Chamber over the Service. Development Of the Screen; Internal Partitions. The Porch. The Gatehouse. Tower Houses. Lodgings. Domestic Plans of the Later Middle Ages. Timber Houses. The Domestic Chapel. The Kitchen. The Central Hearth. Fireplaces. The Louver. Chimneys. Roof Covering. Roofs. Stairways, Corridors and Pentices. Doorways. Windows. Squints; Lighting. The Piscina and Laver; Baths; Water Supply. Garderobes. Floors. Interior Decoration. The volume includes a list of illustrations, foreword, introduction, glossary, bibliography, index, and copious illustrations.

About this title

Synopsis:

From the Norman Conquest to 1540, this book investigates all aspects of English medieval domestic buildings.

About this edition

• Publisher: Imprint unknown
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0905746236
• ISBN 13: 9780905746234
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448