Timber-framed Buildings

Timber-framed Buildings
ISBN-10
1784424293
ISBN-13
9781784424299
Category
Architecture
Pages
80
Language
English
Published
2021-02-18
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Richard Hayman

Description

Timber-framed buildings are a distinctive and treasured part of Britain's heritage. The oldest of them are medieval but their numbers peaked in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with a revival again in the nineteenth. The majority of timber-framed buildings are houses, but timber was used in all kinds of other buildings, including shops, inns, churches, town halls and farm buildings. This book outlines the history of timber-framed buildings, including their construction techniques, regional variations in style, and their social status. It also shows how the buildings have been treated in subsequent centuries and guides the reader in identifying timber-framing that is concealed behind later work. Illustrated with colour photographs, it is the ideal primer for anyone interested in timber-framed buildings who wants to explore them further.

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