Early Modern Archaeology

ISBN: 9781907975769
Published by : Legenda
Series: Legenda Main Series
The sixteenth century was an exciting period in the history of European theatre. In the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, France, Germany and England, writers and actors experimented with new dramatic techniques and found new publics. The... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780718893354
Published by : Lutterworth Press
When Roger H. Guichard Jr. discovered a French translation of the works of Carsten Niebuhr, sole survivor of the 1761–1767 Royal Danish Expedition to the Yemen, he was astounded. 'They were not just another dry account of one man’s travels, but re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780856688904
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: Hispanic Classics
The Inquisitor's Handbook , a translation of a 1537 compilation of rules for inquisitorial personnel, introduces today's reader to the Spanish Inquisition in the same way a sixteenth-century inquisitor would have been introduced to his duties. ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020344
Published by : English Heritage
The garden created by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, at Kenilworth Castle in the early 1570s was one of the wonders of Elizabethan England. It is also the best documented of all the great gardens of its age, providing the starting point for ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905981410
Published by : Maney Publishing
Henry VIII used his wardrobe, and that of his family and household, as a way of expressing his wealth and magnificence. This book encompasses the first detailed study of male and female dress worn at the court of Henry VIII (1509-... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781842175040
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Archaeology of the Mary Rose
Volume: 4
The Mary Rose carried a crew of naval officers and sailors, a fighting force of gunners and soldiers, a Barber-surgeon, several ship's carpenters and skilled navigators. Of nearly 500 men, fewer than 40 survived the sinking on 19t... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781782971528
Published by : Oxbow Books
Constructed in 1297−1300 for King Edward I, the Coronation Chair ranks amongst the most remarkable and precious treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. It incorporated in its seat a block of sandstone, which the kin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781907586163
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: Monograph Series
Volume: 66
Excavations at Plantation Place provided evidence for medieval and early post-medieval occupation of an entire block in the eastern part of the City of London near the Thames waterfront. Contemporary ground surfaces and buildings ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780955353444
Published by : Cotswold Archaeology
Series: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Report
Volume: 7
This volume contains the results of four archaeological projects undertaken within the historic suburbs of Bristol. Excavations at nos 26–28 and at nos 55–60 St Thomas Street were both within the 12th-century planned s... .... Learn More