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Living in Peasant Houses in Late Medieval England

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ID11903582
AuthorsChristopher Dyer (0000-0003-1651-5511, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume44
Issue1
Pages19-27
Publication date2013-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueVernacular Architecture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5477 • E-ISSN: 1749-6292
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1179/0305547713z.00000000012
OpenAlexW2095274840
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited5

New evidence is presented for the size, construction and cost of medieval peasant buildings in the west midlands, in order to set the scene for an examination of the use of space in houses in the period 1250–1520. This is based mainly on a sample of probate inventories for fifteenth-century Yorkshire, which reveal through their lists of contents and especially furniture the use that was made of halls, chambers, kitchens and other rooms. On the basis of this analysis peasant mentality and social life are discussed, including the life cycle and emulation of superiors

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Fifteenth · Geography · Peasant · Period (music · Political science · Probate · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law

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Unique citing works14
Citations per year1,27
Citation span2015 - 2025 (11)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 14
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