1st Edition
English Houses 1300-1800 Vernacular Architecture, Social Life
By Matthew H. Johnson
Copyright 2010
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
264 Pages
by
Routledge
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Houses are more than a shelter from the elements: they also offer an unparalleled insight into the beliefs, ideas and experiences of the people who built and lived in them.
In this engaging book, Matthew Johnson looks at the traditional houses that still exist throughout the English countryside and examines the lives of the ordinary people who once occupied them. His wide-ranging narrative... Read more
1. Introduction: The Study of Vernacular Architecture 2. Building Traditional Houses 3. Houses in the Landscape 4. Houses in the Later Middle Ages 5. Rebuilding and Reformation 6. Polite and Rustic 7. Everyday Life in the Traditional House 8. The Georgian Order 9. Conclusions
Biography
Johnson, Matthew. H
