Temporary palaces : the great house in European prehistory /
"The Great Houses of the prehistoric and early medieval periods were enormous structures whose forms were modelled on those of domestic dwellings. Most were built of wood rather than stone; they were used over comparatively short periods; they were frequently replaced in the same positions; and...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxbow Books,
2021.
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Colección: | Oxbow insights in archaeology.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Editorial Board
- Preface and acknowledgements
- List of figures
- Part One: A problem shared
- Chapter 1: 'Nobody on earth knew of another building like it'
- Chapter 2: From Anatolia to Zealand: an A to Z of Great Houses
- Part Two: Dream houses
- Chapter 3: From the foundations
- Chapter 4: Castles in the air
- Part Three: Setting the house in order
- Chapter 5: On a larger scale
- Chapter 6: Social distances
- Chapter 7: Halls of residence and Halls of Fame
- Chapter 8: Building societies: a summary and some conclusions
- Bibliography