Late Medieval Lodging Ranges - 9781783277575

Late Medieval Lodging RangesThe Architecture of Identity, Power and Space\nAuthor(s): Sarah Kerr\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: The Boydell Press\nISBN-13: 9781783277575, 978-1783277575\nSynopsis\nThis book draws on architectural and archaeological analysis to consider the form, function, use and meaning of late medieval lodging ranges.\n\nWhile we know a great deal about most elements of the late medieval great house, we understand very little about their lodging ranges, and even less on their contributions to the lived experience of the household and wider society. Why were lodging ranges built, for example, and how were they used?\nIt is this gap in our knowledge which the present book aims to fill. It draws on archaeological and architectural analysis of lodging ranges to show that they were some of the finest living spaces within the great house, built as accommodation for high-ranking members of the household. Their low-, even s.