Houses of the Welsh Countryside

Houses of the Welsh Countryside
Author :
Publisher : Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Total Pages : 933
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780113000128
ISBN-13 : 011300012X
Rating : 4/5 (12X Downloads)

Book Synopsis Houses of the Welsh Countryside by : Peter Smith

Download or read book Houses of the Welsh Countryside written by Peter Smith and published by Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. This book was released on 1988 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When this book was first published in 1975 it was at once enthusiastically received by scholars and the general public alike and recognized as a classic of its genre. It represented a notable publication of the early fruits of the Commission's work on the side of its responsibility for the National Monuments Record for Wales. During the years which have since intervened, much fresh information has come to light concerning Welsh houses - not least because of the intense interest awakened by the original publication. This new knowledge has, as far as possible, been incorporated in the new and revised edition, which contains approximately onequarter more material than the first. Although it has not been possible to alter the original text, a number of additional maps and photographs have been included and a new dust-jacket has been designed. The Commissioners would wish warmly to congratulate their Secretary, Mr. Peter Smith, those of his colleagues who were associated with him, and H.M.S.O. on the excellence of this volume. It marks another outstanding landmark in the study of vernacular architecture, not only in Wales but also in the British Isles, and a major achievement on the part of its author. Although this second edition of Houses of the Welsh Countryside retains in their entirety the text, the illustrations, and the layout of the volume first published in 1975, it also includes a substantial amount of new information which has come to light since that date. Some of this new material takes the form of additional figures inserted where appropriate into the existing illustrative pages. Similarly a small number of additional colour plates showing typical houses in characteristic settings has been tipped into the text. There are also additions to the original map lists. It has not been possible for reasons of cost to bring the maps themselves up to date, but as the newly-discovered sites nearly always reinforce the distribution patterns first indicated, this omission is not crucial. The numbers of new discoveries can vary from a mere handful on one list to several hundred on another. All other new material is introduced as part of an additional SECTION IV at the back of the volume. This section comprises: Corrigenda Covering sites which were inadequately or incorrectly described in the first volume, involving in one case a complete reappraisal of the original reference. Addenda I Describing and illustrating a small number of newly surveyed houses of especial interest which could not easily be fitted into the illustrations in the main text. Addenda II Analysing the incidence of date-inscriptions as evidence for building activity. Addenda III Listing and mapping a number of features of domestic architecture not previously so noted. Addenda IV Listing and mapping various features of ecclesiastical architecture which also occur in houses and which therefore have a bearing on the evolution of domestic architecture.


Houses of the Welsh Countryside Related Books

Houses of the Welsh Countryside
Language: en
Pages: 933
Authors: Peter Smith
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

When this book was first published in 1975 it was at once enthusiastically received by scholars and the general public alike and recognized as a classic of its
Houses of the Welsh Countryside - a Study in Historical Geography
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1975 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

How the Country House Became English
Language: en
Pages: 390
Authors: Stephanie Barczewski
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-09-19 - Publisher: Reaktion Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The story of how the country house, historically a site of violent disruption, came to symbolize English stability during the eighteenth century. Country houses
The Economy of Medieval Wales, 1067-1536
Language: en
Pages: 165
Authors: Matthew Frank Stevens
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-01 - Publisher: University of Wales Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book surveys the economy of Wales from the first Norman intrusions of 1067 to the Act of Union of England and Wales in 1536. Key themes include the evoluti
New House
Language: en
Pages: 144
Authors: Richard M. Loomis
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher: Richard Loomis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

New House brings to life an imaginary monastery in Wales, through the medium of invented documents that reflect fifteen centuries of history and prayer. The his