Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830
Architecture in Britain, 1530 to 1830

Author: John Summerson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9780300058864

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The author charts the development of architectural theory and practice from Elizabeth I to George IV. Questions of style, technology, and the social framework are resolved as separable but always essential components of the building worlds.

The Town House in Medieval and Early Modern Bristol
The Town House in Medieval and Early Modern Bristol

Author: Roger Leech

Publisher: Historic England

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

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An examination of the urban development of Bristol - a town which for much of its history was second only to London in size and importance. This study uses documentary and physical evidence to reconstruct the fabric of a city and the social character of its different parts.

Familiar Past?
Familiar Past?

Author: Sarah Tarlow

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-08

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1134660340

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The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as: * the origins of modernity in urban contexts * the historical anthropology of food * the social and spatial construction of country houses * the social history of a workhouse site * changes in memorial forms and inscriptions * the archaeological treatment of gardens. The Familiar Past has been structured as a teaching text and will be useful to students of history and archaeology.