The Tudor & Jacobean country house : a building history / Malcolm Airs
1995, First Edition. Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton Pub. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #402188
ISBN: 0750907371
Physical description; xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; "In association with the National Trust." Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230) and index. Contents; The builders. The motives for building -- The building process. Sites ; Design and designers ; Methods of undertaking ; The administrative and executive labour force ; Preparation of the work ; The realization of the design ; Financing and expenditure -- Materials. The principal materials ; The supply of materials ; The transport of materials -- The workmen. Craftsmen ; Labourers ; Working conditions ; Accommodation and food ; Labour relations ; Home life ; Wages -- Conclusion. Specialization and professionalism. Subjects; House construction Great Britain History. Building trades Great Britain History. Architecture, Tudor. Architecture, Jacobean. Tudor style. Jacobean style. Country homes England Design and construction History 16th century. Architecture, Domestic England History 16th century. Manors Great Britain History 16th century.
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