Bar Locks and Early Church Security in the British Isles

This book 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.

Aceasta carte examineaza dovezile masurilor luate pentru a face cladirile bisericesti sigure sau aparabile din cele mai vechi timpuri pana in perioada medievala ulterioara. In special, examineaza fenomenul „incuietorilor de bare” pe care autorul le identifica in multe contexte diferite din Anglia, Tara Galilor, Scotia si Irlanda.