Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500: Volume 2, East Anglia, Central England and Wales

The second volume of a massive, illustrated survey of the greater houses of medieval England and Wales, first published in 1996.

Anthony Emery (Author)

9780521581318, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 25 May 2000

742 pages, 384 b/w illus. 1 table
28.4 x 22.1 x 4.6 cm, 1.98 kg

'… a welcome addition to the bookshelves and libraries of interested amateurs and academics alike … There is no doubt that Emery's three-volume series will become a classic reference work for all those interested in high-status medieval domestic architecture. It fills an important gap in the market, combining the sound, empirical study of medieval study of medieval buildings with an awareness of their social meaning in the past.' Medieval Archaeology

Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500 is a three volume survey offering an assessment of nearly 700 houses and a synthesis of current knowledge and research. This second volume, first published in 2000, covers central England and Wales and is divided into five geographical regions. Each of the four English regions is supported by historical and architectural introductions, and by a thought-provoking essay stimulated by a key building in the region. The fifth section, on Wales, is the first overview devoted solely to medieval Welsh houses. The text is complemented by hundreds of illustrations - plans and maps, early engravings, and photographs showing the present condition of almost every house discussed. Many traditional assumptions are challenged on well-known buildings, making this volume - and the survey as a whole - essential reading for anyone interested in medieval English and Welsh history and culture.

Part I. East Anglia: 1. East Anglia: historical background
2. East Anglia: architectural introduction
3. Monastic residential survivals
4. East Anglia: bibliography
5. East Anglia: survey
Appendices 1 and 2
Part II. East Midlands: 6. East Midlands: historical background
7. East Midlands: architectural introduction
8. Politics, society, and defensive tower-houses in fifteenth-century England
9. East Midlands: bibliography
10 East Midlands: survey
Appendices 3 and 4
Part III. Central Midlands: 11. Central Midlands: historical background
12. Central Midlands: architectural introduction
13. Residential tower-houses in fifteenth-century England
14. Central Midlands: bibliography
15. Central Midlands: survey. Appendices 5 and 6
Part IV. West Midlands and Borderland with Wales: 16. West Midlands and Borderland with Wales: historical background
17. West Midlands and Borderland with Wales: architectural introduction
18. The aristocracy: palace-fortresses and trophy houses
19. West Midlands and Borderland with Wales: bibliography
20. West Midlands and Borderland with Wales: survey
Appendices 7 and 8
Part V. Wales: 21. The Welsh landscape and its medieval development
22. Royal residences
23. Baronial and other castles
24. Episcopal residences
25. Fortified and tower houses
26. Native houses in north Wales and the borderland
27. Anglo-Plantagenet houses in south Wales
28. Further aspects of residential occupation
29. Wales: bibliography
Appendix 9
List of plates
List of figures
Index.

Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], British & Irish history [HBJD1]