Publication

2004 - Clarendon Press, Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

62,250 words, Guess

Page Count

249 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing4975919

Classifications

  • DDC338.1'32'0942'0902
  • LCCHE377.G73 H37 2004

Description

"The evidence presented in The Bridges of Medieval England shows that the network of bridges, which had been in place since the thirteenth century, was capable of serving the needs of the economy on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. This has important implications for our understanding of pre-industrial society, challenging accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and communications, and bringing to the fore the continuities from the late Anglo-Saxon period to the eighteenth century. This book is essential reading for those interested in architecture, engineering, transport, and economics, and any historian sceptical about the achievements of Medieval England."--Jacket.

Subjects

Topics

BridgesHistoryMedieval BridgesBridges, MedievalBridges, Medieval -- England.Transportation, great britainBridges -- England -- History.

Places

Series Statement

  • Oxford historical monographs

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