Traditional buildings of the English countryside : an illustrated guide /

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 p...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sharpe, Geoffrey R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : New York : I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Temas:
Architecture > England.
Vernacular architecture > England.
Country homes > England.
Architecture > Angleterre.
Architecture vernaculaire > Angleterre.
Maisons de campagne > Angleterre.
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE > Criticism.
ARCHITECTURE > History > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Regional.
Architecture
Country homes
Vernacular architecture
England
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. The Landscape and How it Developed; 2. The Origins of Place Names; 3. Farm Buildings and Farming; 4. Industry in the Countryside; 5. Schools in the Countryside; 6. Churches, Abbeys and Priories; 7. Castels and Other Fortifications; 8. The Way People Lived; 9. Houses in the Countryside; 10. Building Materials; 11. Vernacular Styles
  • Some Notable Features; Appendices; Tourist Information Offices; Index.

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