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Medieval Crafts and Trades
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Medieval Floor Tiles of Northern England: Pattern and purpose: production between the 13th and 16th centuries
by Jennie Stopford
Jennie Stopford examines the monastic influence on northern England's manufacture and use of floor tiles. Split into three sections - Chronological Survey, The Tile Groups, and The Sites and Collections - this in-depth study covers an immense body of work. 464p, many illus in colour, tone and line (Oxbow Books 2005)
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$80.00, Our Price US$19.98
Salisbury Museum Medieval Catalogue Part 2: Pilgrim Souvenirs and Secular Badges
by Brian Spencer
The pilgrim souvenirs and secular badges in Salisbury Museum have been collected mostly within the last 35 years, from riverine contexts in Salisbury. Almost entirely previously unpublished, they comprise one of the most extensive collections in Britain.
Brian Spencer, formerly Senior Keeper at the Museum of London, draws on his lifetime's study of these classes of object to provide this most comprehensive catalogue which will inform and ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$40.00, Our Price US$19.98
Decorated Medieval Floor Tiles of Somerset
by Barbara Lowe
This book is a catalogue of medieval decorated floor tiles from the historic (up until 1974) county of Somerset. It is intended primarily as a source of reference for archaeologists, museum staff, art historians and those studying design. The descriptions and illustrations of the tiles are split into thematic groups for ease of reference and the gazetteer provides contextual settings. It is based both on tiles found in situ on Somerset sites, and ...
Paperback. Price US$30.00
Medieval Decorative Ironwork in England
by Jane Geddes
The ironwork of the medieval period - founded mostly on church doors, chests and tombs in the form of hinges, handles, knockers or grilles - is virtually an unexplored aspect of medieval art, and has proved to be a rich source of evidence for design and craft skills. Jane Geddes traces the development of designs and techniques used from roughly 1050 to 1500. Extensively illustrated with more than 600 photographs and drawings, this book presents ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$135.00, Our Price US$49.98
The Medieval Cookbook
by Maggie Black
A colourful cookbook with a selection of eighty recipes drawn from medieval sources and adapted for the modern cook. Extensively illustrated with scenes from medieval life, the dishes reflect the food eaten by many branches of society. An introduction describes contemporary eating habits and customs for the clergy and large households, whilst the book ends with a section on medicinal herbs and medicines. 143p with figs and colour and b/w illus ...
Paperback. Price US$25.00
The History of Woad and the Medieval Woad Vat
by John Edmonds
Examination of the significance of woad, the natural blue dyestuff which was one of the most important commodities in medieval international trade. This compact book looks at woad's commercial history as well as the practicalities of its manufacture. ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$12.95, Our Price US$10.00
1381: The Peel Affinity: An English Knight's Household in the Fourteenth Century
by La Belle Compagnie and Friends
1381: The Peel Affinity builds a portrait of a world long lost, using gorgeous photographs filled with carefully researched and reconstructed clothing, tools, armor, furnishings, and other items, all based closely on surviving artefacts, manuscript illustrations, and paintings. The text draws extensive details from historical accounts, records, chronicles, and literature, as well as modern historical and archaeological research. All this ...
Hardback. Price US$34.95
Medieval Textiles of the British Isles AD 450-1100: Annotated Bibliography
by Elizabeth Coatsworth and Gale R. Owen-Crocker
The Manchester Medieval Textiles Project began in 1994, as a collaboration between Elizabeth Coatsworth of Manchester Metropolitan University and Gale Owen-Crocker of the University of Manchester. Both had specialist interests in the literary and material ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price US$90.00, Our Price US$80.00
Trading Cultures: The Worlds of Western Merchants
edited by Jeremy Adelman and Stephen Aron
Merchants, the editors argue, have traditionally been seen as solitary outsiders on the edges of their cultures, characterised by greed and corruption. These 11 papers challenge these stereotypes by focusing on the interaction of merchants with the ...
Paperback. Price US$103.50
Master Mason Hawes of Occold, Suffolk and John Hore Master Carpenter of Diss
by Birkin Haward
This concise history is a tribute to the work of Hawes of Occold (working from c.1410 to 1440) and John Hore carpenter of Diss in 1434, two master stone masons from Suffolk. In this study Birkin Haward looks at some of the principal traits of these masons ...
Paperback. Price US$24.00
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