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Traditional Buildings of the English Countryside: An Illustrated Guide

Autor Geoffrey R. Sharpe
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 26 iun 2011
No other country offers so rich and varied a heritage of traditional buildings as England. From windmills to water mills, cottages to castles, dovecotes to beeboles a wealth of treasures await discovery. Drawing upon forty years' experience of caring for historic structures Geoffrey R. Sharpe provides a simple but informed guide to these delights and curiosities of the English countryside. He explains not just the purpose of these buildings but the part they played in the history of the countryside, showing how the buildings evolved and the ways in which people lived and worked in them. He uses his expert knowledge to explain the differences in materials, how they were worked, and the many regional variations to be enjoyed. The result is an invaluable guide that will enhance the reader's understanding and appreciation of England's rich and varied heritage.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781845118419
ISBN-10: 1845118413
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 70 integrated b/w, 25 line drawings
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Geoffrey R. Sharpe is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building and a member of the its Building Conservation Forum. A Past Chairman of the Building Conservation Trust he is also a member of the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches. He is the author of Historic English Churches: A Guide to their Construction, Design and Features (I.B.Tauris).

Cuprins

IntroductionPart 1 The landscape and how it developed Part 2 The origins of place namesPart 3 Farm buildings and farmingPart 4 Industry in the countrysidePart 5 Schools in the countrysidePart 6 Churches, abbeys and prioriesPart 7 Castles and their fortificationsPart 8 The way people livedPart 9 Houses in the English countrysidePart 10 Building materialsPart 11 Vernacular stylesAppendix A Museums relating to historic buildings and the way people lived in the pastAppendix B Lime kilns to visitAppendix C Abbeys and priories to visitAppendix D Mining MuseumAppendix E Castles to visitAppendix F HillfortsAppendix G PargettingAppendix H Grerat Houses to visitAppendix I Mills to visitAppendix J Pottery kilnsAppendix K Blast frunacesAppendix L Gunpowder MuseumsAppendix M Museums that feature historic brickwork