List of Illustrations; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Note on the Text; 1. Introduction; Part I. Bridge Construction and the Creation of the English Road System; 2. Numbers; 3. Change: 400-1250; 4. Stability: Bridges and the Road System After 1250; Part II. Structure; 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
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Part III. Economics and Society10. Costs; 11. Funding Mechanisms; 12. Conclusions: Bridges, Transport, and Pre-industrial Society; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; Y; U; V; W; Y
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Medieval bridges are startling achievements of civil engineering, which prove the importance of road transport and the sophistication of the medieval economy. This text rewrites their history, offering new insights into many aspects of the subject.
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Bridges of medieval England.
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0199226857
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Bridges-- England-- History.
Bridges.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Transportation.