Domestic Settings

Sources on Domestic Architecture and Day-To-Day Activities in the Crusader States
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18272-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 84, 396 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 771 g

Reihe: The Medieval Mediterranean

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 present work attempts to address this deficiency by taking an in-depth look at the various domestic buildings that served the urban and rural population and the domestic apartments in castles and mosasteries. The basis for this survey is the wealth of published and unpublished archaeological data that has been uncovered over the past century and the various documentary materials available, much of which has been overlooked in the past.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boas, Adrian

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures
Tables
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Note on the Use of Place Names and Numbering

Introduction
1. Domus and Dar: Architectural Sources and Influences on the Frankish House
2. Domestic Construction
3. Domestic Design
4. Living Rooms and Bedrooms
5. Kitchens, Dining Space and Food
6. Domestic Work and Workspace
7. Furniture and Household Installations
8. Communal Institutions of Domestic Life
9. Storage Space, Stables and Shelters for Livestock
10. Courtyards and 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 theCost of Housing in the Latin East
15. Conclusion

Appendix One
Appendix Two
Appendix Three
Gloassary
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Adrian J. Boas, Ph.D. (1996) is an archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Haifa. He has excavated several sites, castles and urban and rural settlements and published numerous articles and four books on different aspects of Crusader archaeology.