The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 60
tionbetween religious and domestic architectureuseful innovations may well have passed fromchurches into the great halls built by kings andthanes. It is certainly discreet to believe so,and it does not run counter to the prevalence ofwooden buildings throughout the Middle Ages.Conditions that… … THE SAXON HALL AND HOUSE 41 plaster, and this would limit the utility of it inbuilding. On the other hand, timber halls werebombarded with draughts. It is said, for example,that King Alfred invented lanterns as a shield forcandles, which guttered when the wind blew intohis rooms through crevices.…
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