附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface: Theory, cultural history and historical archaeology; Introduction; An introduction to western Suffolk; Houses, tradition and social meaning; Open houses; Transitional houses; Closed houses; The transformation of the technical system; Order and meaning in the closed household; Status, class and relations between houses; A process of enclosure; Conclusion: old houses, modern meanings; List of houses; List of probate inventories; Glossary; References; Index.
摘要:An interdisciplinary work treating vernacular architecture in terms of its archaeological and social-historical significance, the book draws together a wide range of perspectives around the case study of mediaeval houses.
