Girouard, Mark.
Life in The English Country House
. New York: Penguin Books, 980. Excellent source of illustrations for the study of a great hall. Necessary book for unit.
Hibbert, Francis Aidan.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds
. England: Cambridge University Press, 1891. Essential reading. Provides thorough factual information and yet provides a basic overall view of the English gilds.
Kramer, Stella.
The English Craft Guilds Studies in Their Progress and Decline
. New York: Columbia University Press, 1927. Information not well suited to unit.
Lambert, Rev. J. Malet.
Two Thousand Years of Gild Life
. London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co. Limited, 1891. Some helpful information. Too detailed for this particular unit.
Meyer, Erwin F.
English Craft Gilds and Borough Governments of the Latter Middle Ages
. The University of Colorado Studies for February, 1929. Too detailed, not pertinent to this unit.
Robinson, M. Fothergill.
The Spirit of Association
. London: John Murray, Albemarble St. W., 1913. Excellent source of information. Interesting reading.
Thornley, John Charles and Hastings, George W.
The Guilds of the City of London and Their Liverymen
, London: The London and Counties Press Association, Limited, Covent Garden, W.C. Difficult reading. Very specific information.
University of Pennsylvania, Department of History.
Translations and Preprints from the Original Sources of European History
. Philadelphia, Pa., 1897.
Walford, Cornelius.
Gilds Their Origin, Constitution, Objects and Latter History
. London: George Redway, Covent Garden, 1888. Good source of information regarding origins.
Westlake, H.F. (MA, FSA).
The Parish Guilds of Medieval London
. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1919.
Hartman, Gertrude.
Medieval Days and Ways
. New York: Braziller, 1937. Excellent resource, copy available at the Institute office, Wall Street.
Pelner, Madeline.
Fabulous Feasts
. New York: Braziller, 1976. Excellent source for ideas for feast or festivals when great hall project completed.
Reddaway, T.F.
Livery Companies of Tudor London
. London: Arnold, 1975. (History, 15. 1966, pas. 287Ð299). Good overview, recommended strongly.
As a further recommended resource, a field trip to one or more of the great halls at Yale University would greatly enhance this unit.