Medieval HousingLeicester University Press, 1997 - 230 pages The archaeological study of standing buildings is experiencing a welcome renaissance. This book outlines recent developments in the field and shows how they have contributed to our understanding of medieval domestic dwellings. Evidence from the buildings themselves, from excavation and from documentary sources is combined to provide an outline of the development of building techniques in the Middle Ages, and current knowledge about the housing of the rich, the middling sort and the poor is reviewed. The specific adaptations demanded of domestic dwellings in the growing context of towns are also discussed. |
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Page 31
... framing by the thirteenth century will be considered in the next section , but this critical shift in technical competence can be understood only in the light of research on pre - framing techniques of timber building . Until recently ...
... framing by the thirteenth century will be considered in the next section , but this critical shift in technical competence can be understood only in the light of research on pre - framing techniques of timber building . Until recently ...
Page 37
... framing , may indicate a transitional period when redundant methods persisted within a new technological repertoire . Subsequently it was realized that posts set in a sill beam lie in a straight line , allowing for the placing of the ...
... framing , may indicate a transitional period when redundant methods persisted within a new technological repertoire . Subsequently it was realized that posts set in a sill beam lie in a straight line , allowing for the placing of the ...
Page 222
... framing 37 , 45–7 , 57 , 59 see also timber framing braces * 198 downwards ( also Kentish or tension ) 52 passing 46 , 50 , 60 , * 200 scissor 46 , 47 , * 201 upwards ( also arch ) 52 , 82 wind 54 , 55 , * 202 Bramall , Cheshire 115 ...
... framing 37 , 45–7 , 57 , 59 see also timber framing braces * 198 downwards ( also Kentish or tension ) 52 passing 46 , 50 , 60 , * 200 scissor 46 , 47 , * 201 upwards ( also arch ) 52 , 82 wind 54 , 55 , * 202 Bramall , Cheshire 115 ...
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the practicalities | 23 |
The postConquest hall | 66 |
The later medieval hall | 89 |
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