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Bar locks and early church security in the British Isles / John F. Potter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Potter, John F., author.
- Series:
- Access archaeology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Church architecture--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Church architecture.
- Church buildings--Security measures--History--To 1500.
- Church buildings.
- Church doorways--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Church doorways.
- Locks and keys--Great Britain--History--To 1500.
- Locks and keys.
- History.
- Security systems.
- Great Britain--Antiquities.
- Great Britain.
- Antiquities.
- Great Britain--Religion.
- Religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 144 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- This volume examines the evidence for the measures taken to make church buildings secure or defensible from their earliest times until the later medieval period. In particular it examines the phenomenon of 'bar locks' which the author identifies in many different contexts throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
- Notes:
- "Available both in print and Open Access"--Home page.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 5, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781789693997
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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