The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 128
nd other vermin. Writers on architectureforget this fact, and their eyes water assoon as they begin to think about medisevalsmoke. One may refer them to J. J. Jusse-rands English Wayfaring Life in the MiddleAges, where a vivid picture is given ofthe dirt that prevailed even in public hostelsduring… … HEARTH, FIREPLACE, CHIMNEY 89 chimneys and their evolution. There isnothing to show that average Englishmenduring the Middle Ages wished to free theirhomes from wood and peat smoke, which wasvery much less pungent and dirty than coalsmoke in a railway underground. How longdid we moderns stand that…
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