Richard Hayman

Timber-framed Buildings (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Timber-framed buildings are a distinctive and treasured part of Britain's heritage, with such noteworthy examples as Little Moreton Hall, Anne Hathaway's Cottage and Lavenham Guildhall. The oldest are medieval but their numbers peaked in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a revival in the nineteenth. The majority of timber-framed buildings are houses, but wood was used in all kinds of other buildings, including shops, inns, churches, town halls and farm buildings.

In this beautifully illustrated book, Richard Hayman outlines the history of timber-framed designs, and considers the techniques used in their construction, the regional variations in style that can be found, and how these buildings displayed social status. He also guides the reader in identifying structures now concealed behind later work and explores how these buildings have been treated in subsequent centuries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784424299
• Artikelnr.: 60428655

Autorenporträt

Richard Hayman is an archaeologist and architectural historian who writes on the history of the British landscape. His other books include Riddles in Stone: Myths, Archaeology and the Ancient Britons.

Inhaltsangabe

Traditional Buildings
Medieval Timber-framed Buildings
The sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
Construction Techniques
Revival
The Passage of Time
Glossary
Further Reading
Places to Visit
Index