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Author:   Adrian Boas
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   84
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.767kg
ISBN:  

9789004182721

ISBN 10:   9004182721
Pages:   396
Publication Date:   02 March 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Figures Tables Abbreviations Acknowledgements Note on the Use of Place Names and Numbering Introduction 1. Domus and Dar: Architectural Sources and Influences on the Frankish House 2. Domestic Construction 3. Domestic Design 4. Living Rooms and Bedrooms 5. Kitchens, Dining Space and Food 6. Domestic Work and Workspace 7. Furniture and Household Installations 8. Communal Institutions of Domestic Life 9. Storage Space, Stables and Shelters for Livestock 10. Courtyards and 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 theCost of Housing in the Latin East 15. Conclusion Appendix One Appendix Two Appendix Three Gloassary Bibliography Index

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...A rich documentary record, drawings, photographs, and an extensive index enliven this pioneering study of everyday life in the short-lived Crusader states. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. M. L. Rautman, University of Missouri, Choice, November 2010 for the first time, the disparate archaeological and literary evidence has been assembled, summarized, and synthesized, to the great benefit of anyone interested in daily life in the crusader East. John Rosser, Boston College, Crusades vol.10 (Dec 2011)

...A rich documentary record, drawings, photographs, and an extensive index enliven this pioneering study of everyday life in the short-lived Crusader states. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. M. L. Rautman, University of Missouri, Choice, November 2010 for the first time, the disparate archaeological and literary evidence has been assembled, summarized, and synthesized, to the great benefit of anyone interested in daily life in the crusader East. John Rosser, Boston College, Crusades vol.10 (Dec 2011)

Author Information

Adrian J. Boas, Ph.D. (1996) is an archaeologist and senior lecturer at the University of Haifa. He has excavated several sites, castles and urban and rural settlements and published numerous articles and four books on different aspects of Crusader archaeology.

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