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David
Harrison.
The Bridges of Medieval
England: Transport and Society 400-1800.
Oxford: Clarendon press, due October 2004.
Oxford Historical
Monographs series.
360pp.
Hardback.
ISBN 0199272743.
Publisher's
recommended price £50.00
Medieval
bridges are startling achievements of civil engineering, which prove
the importance of road transport and the sophistication of the medieval
economy. The Bridges of Medieval
England rewrites their history, offering new insights into many
aspects of the subject. It has profound implications for our
understanding of pre-industrial economy and society, challenging
accepted accounts of the development of medieval trade and
communications and showing continuities from the Anglo-Saxon period to
the eve of the Industrial Revolution.
Contents. 1 Introduction. Part I: Bridge Construction and the Creation
of the English Road System 2 Numbers 3 Change: 400 to 1250 4 Stability:
Bridges and the Road System after 1250. Part II: The Structure of
Bridges 5 Challenges, Options, Sources 6 Early Solutions: Timber Deck
Bridges and Causeways 7 Vaulted Stone Bridges: From the Eleventh
Century to the Late Middle Ages 8 The Golden Age of Stone Bridges: From
the Late Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century 9 Keeping the Bridge
Network in Use. Part III: Economics and Society 10 Costs 11 Funding
Mechanisms 12 Conclusions: Bridges, Transport, and Pre-Industrial
Society.
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