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Summary
Summary
Unlocking the history of the British home, this book reveals how its layout has evolved from the Stone Age to the present day. From modest ancient dwellings and medieval merchants' houses to imposing stately mansions and modern urban estates, the book explores the forces that have shaped these homes. Each chapter brings these ideas to life by focusing on buildings that are accessible and open to the public. Featured homes include: the Tudor mansions of Cowdray and Burghley House; and the grand Georgian terraces of London, Bath and Brighton.
Author Notes
Edward Denison is an author, photographer and independent consultant whose work concentrates on architecture and the built environment. He has worked independently for over 10 years with various international organisations on a wide range of projects, authored many books, and recently completed a funded PhD in Architectural History at The Bartlett, UCL.
Guang Yu Ren is an architect, researcher and independent consultant with over a decade of experience in work for international organisations in places as diverse as China, Africa and Europe.
Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren's previous publications include: McMorran & Whitby (RIBA Publishing, 2009), Modernism in China (John Wiley & Sons, 2008); Building Shanghai (John Wiley & Sons, 2006); and Asmara - Africa's Secret Modernist City (Merrell, 2003).
Reviews 1
Choice Review
Lavishly illustrated and beautifully produced, this single-volume history of British domestic architecture by two independent consultants covers the Stone Age to the 20th century. Unlike many similar works, this volume focuses less on stylistic evolution and more on the development of room arrangement and function, demonstrating through ground plans and sketches as well as photographs the changes in domestic spatial arrangement over time. While this approach provides a fresh view of the long-term development of domestic building, it also results in juxtapositions some readers might find incongruous, such as finding 17th-century "double pile" houses in the same chapter with the Brighton Pavilion. The text is richly supplemented with contemporary primary-source material from period-appropriate architects, writers, and cultural observers. Although these sources are not footnoted in the text, extensive endnotes conclude each chapter. While claiming to cover aspects of the "British home," both humble and exalted, the text focuses overwhelmingly on England and (perhaps inevitably) disproportionately on the homes of the wealthy. Summing Up: Recommended. Architecture collections supporting lower-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners; interested general readers. M. Todd Northern Virginia Community College
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | |
| Introduction | |
| 1 Sticks and Stones | |
| - The Ancient Abode from the Stone Age to Roman Invasion | |
| 2 Roman Homes and the Newfangled Rectangle | |
| - Roman Britain ad 43-410 | |
| 3 Wooden Walls and Fledgling Halls | |
| - Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain c ad 410-1066 | |
| 4 The Hearth and Hall | |
| - Medieval Britain 1066-1485 | |
| 5 Architecture and Avarice | |
| - The Tudors and Early Stuarts 1485-1649 | |
| 6 The Compact Commodity | |
| - Civil War and Four Georges 1649-c | p. 1830 |
| 7 Home Sweet Home? | |
| -The Industrial Age c 1830-1900 | |
| 8 The 'Modern' Home | |
| - The 20th Century and Beyond | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
| Picture credits |
