Title: They came to stay : discovering meaning in the 18th century Cape country dwelling /
Authors: Brink, Yvonne.
Publisher: SUN Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Architecture and society South Africa Cape of Good Hope.; Architecture, Domestic South Africa Cape of Good Hope History; Material culture South Africa Cape of Good Hope.; Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) History
Contents: Settling in:'The study of past peoples' -- 'The things they left behind': Floor plans and facades -- Governing by the word: A VOC discourse of domination -- Discourse at work in rural areas -- 'The ways they left their imprint on the world ... ' : A discourse of Cape country dwelling -- Writing the real world: Hermeneutics and historical archaeology -- Cape hospitality: The theory and practice of visiting -- Little voices speaking -- The material/textual world of Hendrick Cloete's Groot Constatia: Material culture, writing and identity. A case study.