Format:
1 online resource (287 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780199226856
,
9780191556791
Series Statement:
Oxford Historical Monographs
Content:
Medieval bridges are startling achievements of civil engineering, which prove the importance of road transport and the sophistication of the medieval economy. The Bridges of Medieval England rewrites their history, offering new insights into many aspects of the subject. It has profound implications for our understanding of pre-industrial economy and society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications and showingcontinuities from the Anglo-Saxon period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution
Note:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Note on the Text -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Bridge Construction and the Creation of the English Road System -- 2. Numbers -- 3. Change: 400-1250 -- 4. Stability: Bridges and the Road System After 1250 -- Part II. Structure -- 5. Challenges, Options, Sources -- 6. Early Solutions: Timber Deck Bridges and Causeways -- 7. Vaulted Stone Bridges: From the Eleventh Century to the Late Middle Ages -- 8. The Golden Age of Stone Bridges: From the Late Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century -- 9. Keeping the Bridge Network in Use -- Part III. Economics and Society -- 10. Costs -- 11. Funding Mechanisms -- 12. Conclusions: Bridges, Transport, and Pre-industrial Society -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- Y -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Additional Edition:
Print version Harrison, David The Bridges of Medieval England Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2004 ISBN 9780199226856
Language:
English
Keywords:
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