Research Catalog

Title

Domestic settings : sources on domestic architecture and day-to-day activities in the Crusader states / by Adrian J. Boas.

Author

Boas, Adrian J., 1952-

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

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Details

Description

xxvii, 393 p. : ill., maps, plans; 25 cm.

Summary

"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 The basis for this survey is the wealth of published and unpublished archaeological data that has been uncovered over the past century and the various documentary materials available, much of which has been overlooked in the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." --Book Jacket.

Series Statement

The medieval Mediterranean : peoples, economies and cultures, 400-1500 ; v. 84

Uniform Title

Medieval Mediterranean v. 84.

Subjects

• Crusades > History
• Latin Orient > Social life and customs
• Architecture, Medieval > Latin Orient
• Architecture, Domestic > Latin Orient
• Households > Latin Orient

Genre/Form

v – Theses.

Note

• Based on the author's dissertation (doctoral)--Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1995, under the title: Domestic architecture in the Frankish kingdom of Jerusalem.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-376) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: Occident Meets Orient -- Misconceptions and Generalizations -- Archaeological Research -- 1. Domus and Dar: Architectural Sources and Influnces on the Frankish House -- Contemporary Houses in the West -- Contemporary Houses in the Byzantine Empire -- Contemporary Houses in the Levant -- 2. Domestic Construction -- Architectural Style -- Building Materials -- Building Technology -- Building Tools, Equipment and Machinery -- Decoration -- 3. Domestic Designs -- Urban Housing -- Rural Housing -- 4. Living Rooms and Bedrooms -- Halls and Solars -- Communal Dormitory -- 5. Kitchens, Dining Space and Food -- The Kitchen -- Cooking -- Bakeries -- Dining Space in Private Houses and in the Communal Refectories -- Food and Diet -- Making, Storing and Drinking Wine -- Food in the Houses of the Military Orders -- Eating Utensils -- 6. Domestic Work and Workspace -_ Shops and Workshops -- Industries -- Butchers and Fishmongers -- Flour Mills and Bakeries -- 7. Furniture and Household Installations -- Household Furniture -- Heating Installations: Fireplaces, Chimneys and Chimney Pieces -- Artificial Illumination -- Private Water Supply -- Laundering and Latrines -- Drainage -- 8. Communal Institutions of Domestic Life -- Public Water Supply; Bathhouses and Bathing in Frankish Society -- Fountains -- Urban Sewage Systems -- 9. Storage Space, Stables and Shelters for Livestock -- Storage Space -- Stables and Byres -- 10. Courtyards and Gardens -- Courtyards -- 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 the Cost of Housing in the Latin East -- 15. Conclusions.

ISBN

• 9789004182721 (hardback : alk. paper)
• 9004182721 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2009049047

OCLC

476835007

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library