Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500
Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500
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USDThis is the third volume of Anthony Emery's magisterial survey, Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500, first published in 2006. Across the three volumes Emery has examined afresh and re-assessed over 750 houses, the first comprehensive review of the subject for 150 years. Covered are the full range of leading homes, from royal and episcopal palaces to manor houses, as well as community buildings such as academic colleges, monastic granges and secular colleges of canons. This volume surveys Southern England and is divided into three regions, each of which includes a separate historical and architectural introduction as well as thematic essays prompted by key buildings. The text is complemented throughout by a wide range of plans and diagrams and a wealth of photographs showing the present condition of almost every house discussed. This is an essential source for anyone interested in the history, architecture and culture of medieval England and Wales.
- The third volume of the most wide-ranging account yet attempted of nearly 700 houses of the later medieval period in England and Wales
- Supports its in-depth study of the houses of Southern England with hundreds of illustrations and detailed plans
- Provides an essential reference work for historians, local historians, archaeologists and any one with an interest in the history of architecture
Reviews & endorsements
'Emery's exhaustive survey of the domestic architecture of England and Wales make a considerable contribution to our understanding of domestic architecture and should probe indispensable to scholars of England's built environment during the Middle Ages.' Sixteenth Century Journal
'The eagerly awaited and final volume of Anthony Emery's trilogy is now with us, and is as rich and lucid as its predecessors. This achievement of single-handed scholarship is prodigious and will stand for many years as a monument to Emery's application and skill and Cambridge University Press's vision and quality as pubkishers.' Journal of Medieval Archaeology
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July 2009Adobe eBook Reader
9780511536786
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303 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Part I. The Thames Valley:
- 1. The Thames Valley: historical background
- 2. The Thames Valley: architectural introduction
- 3. Household expansion, chambers and lodgings
- 4. The Thames Valley: bibliography
- 5. The Thames Valley: survey
- Appendix 1. The Thames Valley castles: residential additions
- Appendix 2. The Thames Valley: residential licences to crenellate
- Part II. London and South-East England:
- 6. London: an introduction
- 7. London: bibliography
- 8. London: survey
- 9. South-East England: historical background
- 10. South-East England: architectural introduction
- 11. The impact of the Hundred Years' War on English domestic architecture
- 12. South-East England: bibliography
- 13. South-East England: survey
- Appendix 3. London and South-East England castles: residential additions
- Appendix 4. London and South-East England: residential licences to crenellate
- Part III. South-West England:
- 14. South-West England: historical background
- 15. South-West England: architectural introduction
- 16. Secular art:
- 1300–1500
- 17. South-West England: bibliography
- 18. South-West England: survey
- Appendix 5. South-West England castles: residential additions
- Appendix 6. South-West England: residential licences to crenellate
- Appendix 7. The architectural value of John Leland and the Buck brothers.
