Town Houses of Medieval Britain (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art) by Quiney, Anthony - 2003-11-01

Paul Mellon Centre. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Hundreds of illustrations, many in color. ix + 333pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; very lightly bumped at lower corners and spine ends. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.<br/><br/>

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2003. 1st edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: ix, 333 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-319) and index.Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Contents: Preface -- Introduction : in the beginning was the Word -- -- Part 1. And the word was made flesh -- 1. Venerable marks of antiquity : the Anglo-Saxon inheritance -- 2. New masters in ancient places : Norman and Angevin England -- 3. Beyond the borders of an easy life : Wales and Scotland -- 4. Money makythe the man : the commerce of towns -- 5. What is the city but the people? : the society of towns -- 6. From plague, pestilence, and famine : the late Middle Ages -- 7. For the common utility of the City : the regulation of towns -- 8. Squared stones, evenly jointed : walls, floors and… Read More

Paul Mellon Ctr for Studies, 2004. Hardcover. New. 344 pages. 11.75x9.75x1.25 inches.