Domestic Buildings

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This paper discusses domestic architecture, which consists of mainly residential buildings and homes. The author explains how it is possible to determine the values and cultural paradigms of a particular archaeological time by examining the domestic buildings of the period as buildings are connected to the purpose of the activities within them. The paper also analyzes how different type of interior and exterior space, utility items and decorations can show the personality and values of their occupants.

From the Paper:

"In social terms, etiquette in dining was associated with self-realization and fulfillment, which in turn was a product of the individualism ideology. People were expected to perform according to a social set of norms. The quality of such performance was then an indication of the personal qualities, status and education of the performer. These in turn influenced the use of interior space, with a very socially aware person decorating the home according to a preconceived set of principles. A central element here was control. Etiquette indicated control of the interior domestic space, and how people conducted themselves in such settings."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Campion, Garry. 1996. People, process and the poverty-pew: a functional analysis of mundane buildings in the Nottinghamshire frame-knitting industry. Antiquity 70 (1996): 847-60.
• Glassie, Henry. 2000. Vernacular Architecture. Indiana University Press
• Gorringe, T.J. 2002. A Theology of the Built Environment. Cambridge University Press.
• Leone, Mark P. 1988. Chapter 7: The Georgian Order as the Order of Merchant Capitalism in Annapolis, Maryland.
• Morriss, Richard K. 2000. The Archaeology of Buildings.

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