1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794681203321

Autore

Bradley Richard

Titolo

Temporary Palaces : The Great House in European Prehistory

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Havertown : , : Oxbow Books, Limited, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

1-78925-662-3

9781789256642

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 pages)

Collana

Oxbow Insights in Archaeology ; ; v.7.

Disciplina

728.8

Soggetti

Mansions - Europe - History - To 1500

Palaces - Europe - History - To 1500

Architecture, Domestic - Europe - History - To 1500

Excavations (Archaeology) - Europe

Antiquities

Architecture, Domestic

Excavations (Archaeology)

Mansions

Palaces

History

Europe Antiquities

Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Editorial Board -- Preface and acknowledgements -- List of figures -- Part One: A problem shared -- Chapter 1: 'Nobody on earth knew of another building like it' -- Chapter 2: From Anatolia to Zealand: an A to Z of Great Houses -- Part Two: Dream houses -- Chapter 3: From the foundations -- Chapter 4: Castles in the air -- Part Three: Setting the house in order -- Chapter 5: On a larger scale -- Chapter 6: Social distances -- Chapter 7: Halls of residence and Halls of Fame -- Chapter 8: Building societies: a summary and some conclusions -- Bibliography.



Sommario/riassunto

Here is an ethnographic study of the monumental buildings from the prehistoric to early medieval periods in northern and northwestern Europe.