The English Mediaeval House Margaret Wood medieval history architecture HARDBACK

The English Mediaeval House

by Margaret Wood

Pub. 1981.

Hardback in dustjacket.

xxx + 448 pages, illustrated

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.

Condition: Very Good+, crisp & clean.