The life of the British home : an architectural history / Edward Denison & Guang Yu Ren.
Edition:
1st ed.
Published / Created:
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2012.
Physical Description:
304 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-297) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Sticks and stones : the ancient adobe from the Stone Age to Roman invasion -- Roman homes and the newfangled rectangle : Roman Britain AD 43-410 -- Wooden walls and fledgling halls : Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain c AD 410-1066 -- The hearth and hall : Medieval Britain 1066-1485 -- Architecture and avarice : the Tudors and early Stuarts 1485-1649 -- The compact commodity : Civil War and four Georges 1649-c 1830 -- Home sweet home? : the Industrial Age c 1830-1910 -- The 'modern' home : the 20th century and beyond.
Subject Terms:
Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain. | Dwellings -- Great Britain.