Domestic settings : sources on domestic architecture and day-to-day activities in the Crusader states /
"Whereas a great deal of research has been carried out on Crusader castles, churches and major buildings in the Latin East, almost no attention has been paid to domestic architecture and the domestic settings in which most of the population of the Crusader states spent most of their time. The p...
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Series: | Medieval Mediterranean ;
v. 84. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction:
- Occident Meets Orient
- Misconceptions and Generalizations
- Archaeological Research
- 1.
- Domus and Dar: Architectural Sources and Influnces on the Frankish House
- Contemporary Houses in the West
- Contemporary Houses in the Byzantine Empire
- Contemporary Houses in the Levant
- 2.
- Domestic Construction
- Architectural Style
- Building Materials
- Building Technology
- Building Tools, Equipment and Machinery
- Decoration
- 3.
- Domestic Designs
- Urban Housing
- Rural Housing
- 4.
- Living Rooms and Bedrooms
- Halls and Solars
- Communal Dormitory
- 5.
- Kitchens, Dining Space and Food
- The
- Kitchen
- Cooking
- Bakeries
- Dining Space in Private Houses and in the Communal Refectories
- Food and Diet
- Making, Storing and Drinking Wine
- Food in the Houses of the Military Orders
- Eating Utensils
- 6.
- Domestic Work and Workspace -_
- Shops and Workshops
- Industries
- Butchers and Fishmongers
- Flour Mills and Bakeries
- 7.
- Furniture and Household Installations
- Household Furniture
- Heating Installations: Fireplaces, Chimneys and Chimney Pieces
- Artificial Illumination
- Private Water Supply
- Laundering and Latrines
- Drainage
- 8.
- Communal Institutions of Domestic Life
- Public Water Supply; Bathhouses and Bathing in Frankish Society
- Fountains
- Urban Sewage Systems
- 9.
- Storage Space, Stables and Shelters for Livestock
- Storage Space
- Stables and Byres
- 10.
- Courtyards and Gardens
- Courtyards
- Gardens
- 11.
- Non-Frankish Housing in the Latin East
- 12.
- Urban Neighbourhoods and Streets
- 13.
- Living Conditions in Frankish Cities: Overcrowding and Pollution
- 14.
- Property Values and the Cost of Housing in the Latin East
- 15.
- Conclusions.