The Medieval Household

Daily Living c.1150-c.1450
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84383-543-1
Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 364 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 1242 g

Reihe: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London

Catalogue of excavated household items from the middle ages provides an invaluable reference tool for experts and the general reader alike.

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Egan, Geoff

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)