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Daily Living c.1150-c.1450
Geoff Egan
ISBN: 9781843835431
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
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This book brings together for the first time the astonishing diversity of excavated furnishings and artefacts from medieval London homes. These include roofing and other structural items…
This book brings together for the first time the astonishing diversity of excavated furnishings and artefacts from medieval London homes. These include roofing and other structural items, decorative fixtures and fittings, and assortment of culinary utensils, writing instruments, and toys and weights. Illustrating some 1,000 items, the catalogue provides a fascinating account of how metalwork and glassware manufacturing trends changed during the period covered, while close dating of many of the finds has resulted in many new insights into life at the time.
| ISBN | 1843835436 | | Pages | 364 | | ISBN13 | 9781843835431
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1179 | | Publisher | Boydell & Brewer Ltd | | Published in | Woodbridge | | Imprint | The Boydell Press | | Series title | Medieval Finds from Excavations in London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 246 | | Publication date | 20 May 2010 | | Width (mm) | 188 | | DEWEY | 942.103 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | General |
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| | | List of tables | | | | | | Acknowledgements | | | | | | Conventions used in the text | | | | | | Numerical references | | | | | | Abbreviations | | | | | | Site codes | | | | | | Ceramic phase dates | | | | | | Introduction by Geoff Egan | | 1 | | | | The arrangement and scope of the catalogue | | 1 | | | | The field background | | 2 | | | | Observations on the finds | | 3 | | | | Social milieux and different sectors of society | | 5 | | | | Manufacture and origins | | 7 | | | | Signs and literacy, symbols and artistry | | 8 | | | | Comparisons with assemblages outside London | | 10 | | | | Dating and context of the finds by Geoff Egan | | 11 | | | | The sites | | 13 | | | | General observations | | 24 | | | | The fabric of the medieval London house by Jackie Keily | | 25 | | | | Roof furniture | | 25 | | | | Building materials | | 34 | | | | Internal details | | 37 | | | | Undercrofts | | 41 | | | | Fixtures and fittings by Geoff Egan | | 42 | | | | Hinges | | 43 | | | | Lead window cames | | 51 | | | | Fixed hooks of iron | | 52 | | | | Robust handles of iron | | 60 | | | | Decorative mounts of lead/tin | | 61 | | | | Possible drape rings | | 62 | | | | Furnishings by Jane Brenan | | 65 | | | More... | | |
(reviewed together with 'Pilgrim Souvenirs') Republication of two volumes from the essential Medieval Finds from Excavations in London series, both from 1998, is very welcome. Print quality is excellent, and Boydell has hardbacked them, wise for reference books guaranteed a long life. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY  Be the first to write a customer review
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