Discovering Cottage Architecture
Discovering Cottage Architecture
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Summary
This book aids the recognition, understanding and historical interpretation of the surviving cottages in England and Wales. Their changing forms, quality and methods of building are explained and illustrated.
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Discovering Cottage Architecture by Christopher Powell
Country cottages have an almost universal appeal. They are probably the most popular of all building types. Yet how well do we know what we like? How much is understood about their origins, nature, use and form? The myths and misapprehensions about cottages are equalled only by the extraordinary variety of different ways in which they were built. This book will aid the recognition, understanding and historical interpretation of the wealth of surviving cottages in England and Wales. Their changing forms, quality and methods of building are explained and illustrated, along with the great range of regional differences. Architectural aspects are brought into touch with social and economic ones, such as the identity, motives and practices of people who once provided and occupied cottages.
Christopher Powell studied architecture at the University of Bristol and social history at Brunel University. He practised as an architect in London before becoming a lecturer at the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University. He is currently joint editor of 'Construction History', the journal of the Construction History Society.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780852636732 |
| ISBN 10 | 0852636733 |
| Title | Discovering Cottage Architecture |
| Author | Christopher Powell |
| Series | Shire Discovering |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 1984-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 104 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |