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 27
... Timber conversion The process of construction began with the selection of timber in the wood . This was the responsibility of the master carpenter , although it is clear from fifteenth - century documentary evidence from York that ...
... Timber conversion The process of construction began with the selection of timber in the wood . This was the responsibility of the master carpenter , although it is clear from fifteenth - century documentary evidence from York that ...
Page 199
... timber , as the timber lies on the framing field and which will be directed towards the ' higher ' end of the hall ; also called upper face . frame : the assembly of timbers with the aid of joints and triangulating members to make a ...
... timber , as the timber lies on the framing field and which will be directed towards the ' higher ' end of the hall ; also called upper face . frame : the assembly of timbers with the aid of joints and triangulating members to make a ...
Page 200
... timber , halved across other roof timbers , especially running from a wall post or aisle post across the tiebeam to the opposing rafter ( see Figure 2.14 ) . perch : a unit of measurement equivalent to approx . 16.5 ft or just over 5 m ...
... timber , halved across other roof timbers , especially running from a wall post or aisle post across the tiebeam to the opposing rafter ( see Figure 2.14 ) . perch : a unit of measurement equivalent to approx . 16.5 ft or just over 5 m ...
Contents
the practicalities | 23 |
The postConquest hall | 66 |
The later medieval hall | 89 |
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