Early Modern Archaeology

ISBN: 9781906663490
Published by : Logaston Press
Robert Walker here presents a gazetteer of some 300 Herefordshire pigeon houses and dovecotes, including many which no longer exist, but which were surveyed or photographed in the late nineteenth century. He explores the diverse architecture of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789993272984
Published by : Midsea Books
Series: Maltas Living Heritage Series
Volume: 4
The urban, cultural and political profile of the Maltese islands is deeply marked by the presence for 268 years of the Knights of St John. The Order has left its mark decisively in the collective memory of the Maltese. Malta: The Order of St J... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781901992908
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Tin-glazed tiles from London looks at the rich diversity of decorative tile designs available in the capital over 400 years. It traces the use of multicoloured floor tiles from their initial importation from Spain at the beginning of the 16th c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780954402938
Published by : The Mary Rose Trust
Series: archaeology of the mary rose
Volume: 3
This volume is devoted to consideration of the ordnance, munitions and equipment for war - the raison d'être for the building of the Mary Rose. It begins with a full description of the guns, followed by discussion of the many objects that relat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503520582
Published by : Brepols
Series: Late Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Volume: 10
This study is a threefold investigation of understandings of embodiment - as displayed in the playhouses, courthouses, and anatomy theatres of London between 1540 and 1696. These dates mark the waxing and waning of the Worshipful Company of Barber... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503526249
Published by : Brepols
Series: Proteus
Volume: 3
Recent historical studies have emphasized that the English Reformation can no longer be seen as an inevitable response to abuses within the late-medieval Western ('Catholic') Church. Contrary to Protestant stereotypes, the late-medieval Church cat... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503529523
Published by : Brepols
Series: Rural History in Europe
Volume: 2
The main target of this book is to explore how the involvement of rural populations and communities in different kinds of markets (mainly for agricultural commodities) has influenced the management of rural land in Europe. Most of the papers focus... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503524733
Published by : Brepols
Series: EARLY EUROPEAN RESEARCH
Volume: 1
This volume advances our knowledge of continuing trends over the longue durée of European history. It also exposes many differences separating contemporaries from their medieval and early-modern ancestors. In putting the concept of social capita... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503520711
Published by : Brepols
Series: TEXTS AND TRANSITIONS
Volume: 2
This study is focused on BL MS Harley 494, a small manuscript book which can be dated between 1532 and 1535 and which has many of the features of a preces privatae volume, or private prayer book. It contains prayers in English and Latin but also... .... Learn More