This beautifully illustrated book takes the reader on a tour through the medieval towns of Yorkshire. The author explores the ways in which architecture and the use of space in the medieval town were the expression of an urban culture which was evolving between the tenth and fourteenth centuries and given pronounced expression by the fifteenth century. He goes on to show that this was also the expression of authority and conflict and that this process created a separate and markedly urban architectural development which took shape in the medieval period. The reader is introduced to Yorkshire's medieval urban heritage through encounters with the nature of urban society, the symbolic and dominating presence of the church in the medieval townscape, and housing, trade and public health. In conclusion the author looks at what significance the Yorkshire medieval town holds for us today. Key Features * Introduces the reader to the architecture of Medieval Yorkshire towns * First book to explore Yorkshire's medieval urban heritage * Covers the evolution of urban culture between the tenth and fourteenth centuries * Of interest to visitors to Yorkshire's medieval towns and their residents
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The author tackles his topic in a readable and lively fashion. Profusely illustrated with both modern photos and historical prints, the book should make an instructive guidebook for architecture students planning a visit. This book is a welcome synthesis of the many recent studies of individual Yorkshire towns, whether from an archaeological, architectural or historical viewpoint ... an invigorating and wide-ranging book ... a pioneering survey. The author tackles his topic in a readable and lively fashion. Profusely illustrated with both modern photos and historical prints, the book should make an instructive guidebook for architecture students planning a visit. This book is a welcome synthesis of the many recent studies of individual Yorkshire towns, whether from an archaeological, architectural or historical viewpoint ... an invigorating and wide-ranging book ... a pioneering survey.
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George Sheeran is research fellow at the Centre for Continuing Education, University of Bradford.
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TAKE THE WORD TOWN. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gabled elevations, seigneurial residences, urban castles, perpendicular churches, burgage tenure, borough status, urban privileges, religious guilds, borough court, urban churches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, All Saints, High Street, Ouse Bridge, Holy Trinity, New Malton, Common Hall, Guild Hall, Bishop of Durham, Great North Road, Lady Row, Micklegate Bar, New Thirsk, Stonebridge Gate, Beverley Minster, Black Death, Calendar of Close Rolls, Civil War, Coney Street, Hull Garthe, Meaux Abbey, Pontefract Castle, River Nidd, West Cheap New!
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TAKE THE WORD TOWN. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gabled elevations, seigneurial residences, urban castles, perpendicular churches, burgage tenure, borough status, urban privileges, religious guilds, borough court, urban churches Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, All Saints, High Street, Ouse Bridge, Holy Trinity, New Malton, Common Hall, Guild Hall, Bishop of Durham, Great North Road, Lady Row, Micklegate Bar, New Thirsk, Stonebridge Gate, Beverley Minster, Black Death, Calendar of Close Rolls, Civil War, Coney Street, Hull Garthe, Meaux Abbey, Pontefract Castle, River Nidd, West Cheap New!
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- The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop on 4 pages
- Study of Urban History by H. J. Dyos in Back Matter
- Confessio Amantis (Penguin Classics) by Ed. Hugh White John Gower on page 8
- Middle Ages by A. Clifford on page 93
- Confessio Amantis (Teams Middle English Texts Series) (Vol. 3) by John Gower on page 8
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- Urban Europe, 1100-1700 by David Nicholas on 4 pages
- New Approaches to European Theater of the Middle Ages by Edelgard E. DuBruck on page 58
- Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520 by Christopher Dyer in Back Matter
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