The medieval hall : the basis of secular domestic life, 600-1600 AD / Michael Thompson.

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Thompson, M. W. (Michael Welman)

Title & Author:

The medieval hall : the basis of secular domestic life, 600-1600 AD / Michael Thompson.

Publication:

Description:

ix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-208) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Halls before the Norman Conquest -- Ch. 3. France and Germany -- Ch. 4. The monastic refectory -- Ch. 5. The hall in the castle -- Ch. 6. The triumph of the native style -- Ch. 7. The downward spread -- Ch. 8. The hall in the later middle ages -- Ch. 9. The decline of the hall -- Ch. 10. Conclusion.
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Summary:

This is the first general account of the history of the great hall in Britain and continental Europe from Anglo-Saxon times to the late middle ages. Using a wide range of literary and archaeological sources in combination with close examination of standing halls and remains, Michael Thompson describes and interprets the development of one of the dominant architectural features of medieval life. He also examines the social functions of the hall - the 'hall-culture', a way of life turning on the great room at the social and physical centre of secular and religious communities. This broad, well-illustrated and ambitious review will be of great interest to architectural historians, of course, but its social-cultural approach makes it equally valuable to students of medieval history and literature. It informs and is informed by studies of literary sources as diverse as Beowulf and Gawain, monastic rules and Arthurian poetry.

ISBN:

1859280811
9781859280812

Subject:

Halle, ...
Castles Europe History To 1500.
Castles Europe History 16th century.
Civilization, Medieval.
Architecture and society Europe History.
Halls Europe History.
Castles
Civilisation médiévale.
Architecture et société Europe Histoire.
Architecture and society.
Social conditions
Architektur
Residenz
Hörsaal
Kastelen.
Dagelijks leven.
Castles Europe.
Corridors Europe History.
Saal.
Europe Social conditions To 1492.
Europe.
Europe Conditions sociales Jusqu'à 1492.
Großbritannien
Westeuropa
Historic buildings

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History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 82357
Call No.: ID GT3520.T49; ID:95-B2936
Status: Available

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