The bridges of medieval England : transport and society, 400-1800 / David Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, David (David Featherstone)

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bridges, Medieval--England.

Bridges, Medieval.

Bridges--England--History.

Bridges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (287 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 2007, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medieval bridges are startling achievements of civil engineering, which prove the importance of road transport and the sophistication of the medieval economy. The Bridges of Medieval England rewrites their history, offering new insights into many aspects of the subject. It has profound implications for our understanding of pre-industrial economy and society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications and showing continuities from the Anglo-Saxon period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution. - ;Medieval bridges are startling achievements of design an

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Note on the Text; 1. Introduction; Part I. Bridge Construction and the Creation of the English Road System; 2. Numbers; 3. Change: 400-1250; 4. Stability: Bridges and the Road System After 1250; Part II. Structure; 5. Challenges, Options, Sources; 6. Early Solutions: Timber Deck Bridges and Causeways; 7. Vaulted Stone Bridges: From the Eleventh Century to the Late Middle Ages; 8. The Golden Age of Stone Bridges: From the Late Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century; 9. Keeping the Bridge Network in Use

Part III. Economics and Society10. Costs; 11. Funding Mechanisms; 12. Conclusions: Bridges, Transport, and Pre-industrial Society; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; Y; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-239) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-34612-8

0-19-155679-3

0-19-922685-7

OCLC:

476260272