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Traditional buildings in the Oxford region c. 1300-1840 /
This title offers a detailed overview of traditional buildings from Anglo-Saxon times to the 19th century, based on detailed reports undertaken on over hundred individual buildings in the region over the last decade. The authors describe cruck buildings, barns, moated sites, manor houses, town and v...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Oakville :
Oxbow Books,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This title offers a detailed overview of traditional buildings from Anglo-Saxon times to the 19th century, based on detailed reports undertaken on over hundred individual buildings in the region over the last decade. The authors describe cruck buildings, barns, moated sites, manor houses, town and village houses, farm buildings and 19th century model farms, brewing and public houses, communal buildings and rectories. Alongside the detailed descriptions of individual buildings, copiously illustrated with photographs and plans, is more general discussion of the architecture and the history and economy of the region. There are special sections devoted to subjects including fireplaces, secrets under the floorboards, wall paintings and smoke blackened thatch. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (463 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782970323 1782970320 9781782970309 1782970304 9781782970316 1782970312 |