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Buildings in Society: International Studies in the Historic Era (Paperback)
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Buildings in Society: International Studies in the Historic Era (Paperback)
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Buildings in Society: International Studies in the Historic Era
presents a series of papers reflecting the latest approaches to the
study of buildings from the historic period. This volume does not
examine buildings as architecture, but adopts an archaeological
perspective to consider them as artefacts, reflecting the needs of
those who commissioned them. Studies have often failed to consider
the historical contexts in which the buildings were constructed and
how they were subsequently used and interpreted. The papers in this
volume situate their interpretation in their social context.
Buildings can inform us about past cultures as they are responsive
and evolve to meet people's needs over time. The buildings examined
in this volume range from the twelfth to the twenty-first century
and cross continents including case-studies from America, Australia
and Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia and the
Mediterranean. Themes include: Approaches to the study of
buildings, Buildings of Power, Buildings in Identity, Domestic
Space and Urban and Village Spaces. The essays consider building
design, role, and how the buildings were altered as their function
changed to coincide with the needs and aspirations of those who
owned or used the buildings. This collection of papers emphasizes
the need for further international multidisciplinary approaches
including archaeology, architectural history and art history in
order to understand how ideas, styles, approaches and designs
spread over time and space. Together, these papers generate
valuable new insights into the study of buildings in the historic
period.
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