Bar locks and early church security in the British Isles /

Bar locks and early church security in the British Isles /

This volume examines the evidence for the measures taken to make church buildings secure or defensible from their earliest times until the later medieval period. In particular it examines the phenomenon of 'bar locks' which the author identifies in many different contexts throughout Englan...

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Main Author: Potter, John F. (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2020.

Series: Access archaeology.

Subjects:

Church architecture > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Church buildings > Security measures > History > To 1500.
Church doorways > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Locks and keys > Great Britain > History > To 1500.
Great Britain > Antiquities.
Great Britain > Religion.

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Call Number: NA5461

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Summary:This volume examines the evidence for the measures taken to make church buildings secure or defensible from their earliest times until the later medieval period. In particular it examines the phenomenon of 'bar locks' which the author identifies in many different contexts throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
Item Description:"Available both in print and Open Access"--Home page.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 144 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781789693997 (ebook) :
Access:Open access.