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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... produced on site , errors usually appear immediately and can be eliminated by remeasurement ) . Given the importance that archaeologists attach to the drawn record , and the pressure under which they often work , it is unsurprising that ...
... produced on site , errors usually appear immediately and can be eliminated by remeasurement ) . Given the importance that archaeologists attach to the drawn record , and the pressure under which they often work , it is unsurprising that ...
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... produced . These are processed using a large and expensive piece of equipment called a photogrammetric plotter ... produced are only as good as the operators who produce The archaeological study of buildings 7.
... produced . These are processed using a large and expensive piece of equipment called a photogrammetric plotter ... produced are only as good as the operators who produce The archaeological study of buildings 7.
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... produce the conditions in which the standards can grow demands careful management , and medieval woodsmen adopted a regime which produced a valuable secondary crop of underwood . Trees regenerate not only from seed , but also from ...
... produce the conditions in which the standards can grow demands careful management , and medieval woodsmen adopted a regime which produced a valuable secondary crop of underwood . Trees regenerate not only from seed , but also from ...
Contents
the practicalities | 23 |
The postConquest hall | 66 |
The later medieval hall | 89 |
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