Medieval London Houses bookcover

Medieval London Houses

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This authoritative book is the first comprehensive study of domestic buildings in London from about 1200 to the Great Fire in 1666. John Schofield describes houses and such related buildings as almshouses, taverns, inns, shops, and livery company halls, drawing on evidence from surviving buildings, archaeological excavations, documents, panoramas, drawn surveys and plans, contemporary descriptions, and later engravings and photographs.

Schofield presents a comprehensive overview of the topography of the medieval city, reconstructing its streets, defenses, many religious houses, and fine civic buildings. He then provides details about the medieval and Tudor London house: its plan, individual rooms and spaces and their functions, the roofs, floors, and windows, the materials of construction and decoration, and the internal fittings and furniture. Throughout the book he discusses what this evidence tells us about the special restrictions or pleasures of living in the capital; how certain innovations of plan and construction first occurred in London before spreading to other towns; and how notions of privacy developed. The generously illustrated text is accompanied by a selective gazetteer of 201 sites in the City of London and its immediate environs.

Published for the Paul Mellon Center for Studies in British Art

Product Details

PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Publish DateJuly 11, 2003
Pages272
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780300082838
Dimensions11.2 X 8.5 X 0.9 inches | 2.5 pounds

About the Author

John Schofield is curator of architecture at the Museum of London Archaeology Service.

Reviews

"An amazing book and an amazing achievement.... This book will be of great interest not only to architectural and social historians concerned with the late medieval and modern period but to anyone interested in life in London into the 20th century."

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