Domestic Settings : Sources on Domestic Architecture and Day-to-day Activities in the Crusader States

1st ed.

Englisch

Boston : BRILL, 2010

2010

1 online resource (421 pages)

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Erscheint auch als (Druck-Ausgabe) : ISBN 9789004182721

978-90-04-18273-8

Weitere Ausgaben: 978-90-04-18272-1 (Druckausgabe)

*Architecture, Domestic -- Latin Orient ; Architecture, Medieval -- Latin Orient ; Latin Orient -- Social life and customs ; Households -- Latin Orient

*Architecture, Domestic ; Latin Orient ; Architecture, Medieval ; Latin Orient ; Households ; Latin Orient ; Latin Orient ; Social life and customs ; Electronic books

Klassifikation der Library of Congress: D183

Dewey Dezimal-Klassifikation: 956.9/014;

The present work aims at taking an in-depth look at domestic life in the Latin East through an examination of the various types of domestic buildings that were to be found in the towns and villages of the Crusader states.

Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Note on the Use of Place Names and Numbering -- Introduction -- A: Occident Meets Orient -- B: Misconceptions and Generalizations -- C: Archaeological Research -- Chapter One Domus and Dār: Architectural Sources and Influences on the Frankish House -- A: Contemporary Houses in the West -- B: Contemporary Houses in the Byzantine Empire -- C: Contemporary Houses in the Levant -- Chapter Two Domestic Construction -- A: Architectural Style -- B: Building Materials -- C: Building Technology -- D: Building Tools, Equipment and Machinery -- E: Decoration -- Chapter Three Domestic Designs -- A: Urban Housing -- B: Rural Housing -- Chapter Four Living Rooms and Bedrooms -- A: Halls and Solars -- B: Communal Dormitory -- Chapter Five Kitchens, Dining Space and Food -- A: The Kitchen -- B: Cooking -- C: Bakeries -- D: Dining Space in Private Houses and in the Communal Refectories -- E: Food and Diet -- F: Making, Storing and Drinking Wine -- G: Food in the Houses of the Military Orders -- H: Eating Utensils -- Chapter Six Domestic Work and Workspace -- A: Shops and Workshops -- B: Industries -- C: Butchers and Fishmongers -- D: Flour Mills and Bakeries -- Chapter Seven Furniture and Household Installations -- A: Household Furniture -- B: Heating Installations: Fireplaces, Chimneys and Chimney Pieces -- C: Artificial Illumination -- D: Private Water Supply -- E: Laundering and Latrines -- F: Drainage -- Chapter Eight Communal Institutions of Domestic Life -- A: Public Water Supply -- B: Bathhouse and Bathing in Frankish Society -- C: Fountains -- D: Urban Sewage Systems -- Chapter Nine Storage Space, Stables and Shelters for Livestock -- A: Storage Space -- B: Stables and Byres -- Chapter Ten Courtyards and Gardens -- A: Courtyards -- B: Gardens.

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