Meeson, R. and Welch, C. M. (1993). Earthfast posts: the persistence of alternative building techniques. Vernacular Architect 24. Vol 24, pp. 1-17.
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Earthfast posts: the persistence of alternative building techniques | ||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Vernacular Architect 24 | ||||||||
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Vernacular Architecture | ||||||||
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24 | ||||||||
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1 - 17 | ||||||||
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It has been argued that in the thirteenth century the construction of impermanent buildings with earthfast posts was superseded by way of a logical progression towards continuous sill beams on stone sills. However, although there was still a general trend towards the construction of buildings on continuous sills, posthole construction was by no means eradicated by that trend. Posthole buildings continued as an alternative to box-framed carpentry for the dwellings of the poor and for ancillary buildings, and were more durable than is often supposed. Three buildings in England, and one in Normandy, illustrate a proposition that alternative techniques of construction persisted until the nineteenth century. Arguably, most framed buildings in Europe derive from a tradition in which the transverse frame was the primary structure, whereas in England the longitudinal frame was normally built first. Some assembly techniques found in timber-framed buildings were probably first used in primitive building systems. | ||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1993 | ||||||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
