Late Medieval Lodging Ranges

The Architecture of Identity, Power and Space

Dr Sarah Kerr (Reviewer)

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English

The Boydell Press
03 October 2023

Castles & fortifications; General & world history; Medieval history; Social & cultural history

Series: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture

This book draws on architectural and archaeological analysis to consider the form, function, use and meaning of late medieval lodging ranges. While 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?

It 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 single-, occupancy rooms, accessible via individual doors, were innovatory, showing how the idea of privacy developed. The explicit displays of uniformity upon the lodging ranges' symmetrical facades were juxtaposed with variations within. Surviving lodging ranges (including Wingfield Manor, Middleham Castle and Dartington Hall) are examined, alongside the lost example of Caister Castle, demonstrating how lodging ranges simultaneously reflected and shaped medieval life; the author argues that their very form and stones, and their manipulation of space, enabled them to have multi-faceted functions, including the representation of multiple and even conflicting identities.

By: Dr Sarah Kerr (Reviewer)
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 573g
ISBN: 9781783277575
ISBN 10: 1783277572
Series: Boydell Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture
Pages: 278
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: What are Lodging Ranges? 1. A Room of One's Own 2. Expressions of Individuality and Collectivity 3. The Theatre of Display 4. The Spaces Between Envoi: Narratives in Stone and Space Glossary Gazetteer A Gazetteer B Bibliography Index

SARAH KERR is a medieval archaeologist and heritage specialist who has worked across Western Europe. She is a lecturer in archaeology and a member of the Radical Humanities Laboratory, University College Cork, Ireland.

Reviews for Late Medieval Lodging Ranges: The Architecture of Identity, Power and Space

This is a thoughtful and worthwhile study. It will be essential reading for anyone wishing to develop an understanding of this fascinating building type. * VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE *