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历史建筑神话:揭开民俗学、历史和考古学

English | June 6th, 2024 | ISBN: 1803994479 | 228 pages | True EPUB | 17.11 MB

'Funny, occasionally filthy and ultimately fascinating.' - Richard Herring, comedian

Go to any ancient building in the land and there will be interesting and exciting stories presented to the visitor. Tales of secret passages and hidden tunnels, strange marks and carvings left by stonemasons – all commonly believed and widely repeated, but are they really true?

From ship timbers being repurposed on dry land to spiral staircases giving advantage to right-handed defenders, and from archers sharpening their arrows on church stones to claims of being the oldest pub in the country, Historic Building Mythbusting seeks to uncover the real stories.

Buildings archaeologist James Wright explains and unpicks the development of these myths and investigates the underlying truths behind them. Sometimes the realities hiding behind the stories are even more engaging, romantic and compelling than the myths themselves...

英文| 2024年6月6日|国际标准图书编号:1803994479 | 228页|真正的EPUB | 17.11 MB “有趣,偶尔肮脏,最终迷人。”-理查德·赫林,喜剧演员 去这片土地上的任何一座古建筑,都会有有趣而激动人心的故事呈现给游客。关于秘密通道和隐藏隧道的故事,石匠留下的奇怪痕迹和雕刻——这些都是人们普遍相信和广泛重复的,但它们真的是真的吗? 从在陆地上重新利用船只木材到为右手防御者提供优势的螺旋楼梯,从弓箭手在教堂石头上磨刀到声称自己是该国最古老的酒吧,历史建筑神话试图揭开真实的故事。 建筑考古学家詹姆斯·赖特解释并解开了这些神话的发展,并调查了它们背后的潜在真相。有时,隐藏在故事背后的现实比神话本身更吸引人、更浪漫、更引人注目。。。
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