Medieval Masons

by Malcolm Hislop

Book Overview

This book explains in detail the practice of masoncraft in the Middle Ages, using evidence from a number of sources. Monastic chronicles, building contracts and other contemporary documents have already revealed a good deal of information on the subject but less attention has, until now, been paid to archaeological evidence preserved in numerous surviving medieval buildings. Dr. Hislop investigates how a study of certain features in these buildings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747804613
• ISBN13: 9780747804611
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.4"