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The timber frame house in England

By: Language: English Publication details: Newton Abbott David and Charles ndDescription: 222p. ill. 22cmLOC classification:
  • 694.01
Summary: Discusses the timber-frame house from early Saxon times to the present day. The effects of regional peculiarities and styles, and historical factors affecting design and materials, old and new, are fully discussed; the traditional method of timber-frame building is linked with modern techniques, so that the way in which this type of building has evolved emerges clearly. Examples of timber houses from all periods are given, with pictorial descriptions of technical terms. Important features such as chimneys, fireplaces, roofing and cladding are treated separately, and there is much practical advice for anyone wishing to unravel the history of an old house of to preserve one for posterity.
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Discusses the timber-frame house from early Saxon times to the present day. The effects of regional peculiarities and styles, and historical factors affecting design and materials, old and new, are fully discussed; the traditional method of timber-frame building is linked with modern techniques, so that the way in which this type of building has evolved emerges clearly. Examples of timber houses from all periods are given, with pictorial descriptions of technical terms. Important features such as chimneys, fireplaces, roofing and cladding are treated separately, and there is much practical advice for anyone wishing to unravel the history of an old house of to preserve one for posterity.