Domestic settings : sources on domestic architecture and day-to-day activities in the Crusader states / / by Adrian J. Boas.

Whereas a great deal of research has been carried out on Crusader castles, churches and major buildings in the Latin East, almost no attention has been paid to domestic architecture and the domestic settings in which most of the population of the Crusader states spent most of their time. The present...

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Superior document:The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500 ; v. 84
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Medieval Mediterranean ; v. 84.
Physical Description:1 online resource (421 p.)
Notes:
  • Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1995, under the title: Domestic architecture in the Frankish kingdom of Jerusalem.
  • "Gazetteer of archaeologically recorded domestic sites in the Latin East": pages 261-360.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / A. Boas
  • Introduction / A. Boas
  • Chapter One. Domus And Dār: Architectural Sources And Influences On The Frankish House / A. Boas
  • Chapter Two. Domestic Construction / A. Boas
  • Chapter Three. Domestic Designs / A. Boas
  • Chapter Four. Living Rooms And Bedrooms / A. Boas
  • Chapter Five. Kitchens, Dining Space And Food / A. Boas
  • Chapter Six. Domestic Work And Workspace / A. Boas
  • Chapter Seven. Furniture And Household Installations / A. Boas
  • Chapter Eight. Communal Institutions Of Domestic Life / A. Boas
  • Chapter Nine. Storage Space, Stables And Shelters For Livestock / A. Boas
  • Chapter Ten. Courtyards And Gardens / A. Boas
  • Chapter Eleven. Non-Frankish Housing In The Latin East / A. Boas
  • Chapter Twelve. Urban Neighbourhoods And Streets / A. Boas
  • Chapter Thirteen. Living Conditions In Frankish Cities: Overcrowding And Pollution / A. Boas
  • Chapter Fourteen. Property Values And The Cost Of Housing In The Latin East / A. Boas
  • Chapter Fifteen. Conclusions / A. Boas
  • Appendix One. A Typology Of Frankish Houses In The Latin East / A. Boas
  • Appendix Two. Gazetteer Of Archaeologically Recorded Domestic Sites In The Latin East / A. Boas
  • Appendix Three. Table 13: Analyses Of Plaster And Mortar From Frankish Sites / A. Boas
  • Glossary / A. Boas
  • Bibliography / A. Boas
  • Index / A. Boas.