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London, 1100-1600
John Schofield
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Description for London, 1100-1600
Hardcover. This book summarises the main findings and new suggestions about the development of the City, its ups and downs through the Black Death and the Dissolution of the Monasteries; its place in Europe as a capital city with great architecture and relations with many other parts of Europe, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean. Series: Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 118 b&w illustrations and 10 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HDDM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 252 x 22. Weight in Grams: 938.
Since the early 1970s the increasingly effective conduct of archaeological work in the City of London and surrounding parts of the conurbation have revolutionised our view of the development and European importance of London between 1100 and 1600. There have been hundreds of archaeological excavations of every type of site, from the cathedral to chapels, palaces to outhouses, bridges, wharves, streams, fields, kilns, roads and lanes. The study of the material culture of Londoners over these five centuries has begun in earnest, based on thousands of accurately dated artefacts, especially found along the waterfront. Work by documentary historians has complemented ... Read more
Since the early 1970s the increasingly effective conduct of archaeological work in the City of London and surrounding parts of the conurbation have revolutionised our view of the development and European importance of London between 1100 and 1600. There have been hundreds of archaeological excavations of every type of site, from the cathedral to chapels, palaces to outhouses, bridges, wharves, streams, fields, kilns, roads and lanes. The study of the material culture of Londoners over these five centuries has begun in earnest, based on thousands of accurately dated artefacts, especially found along the waterfront. Work by documentary historians has complemented ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the Archaeology of Medieval Europe
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845535513
SKU
V9781845535513
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Ref
99-40
About John Schofield
John Schofield retired as Curator of Architecture at the Museum of London in 2008. He has been an archaeologist with the Museum since 1974 and has written several well-received books about medieval towns and buildings including The Building of London from the Conquest to the Great Fire (3rd edition, 1999), Medieval London Houses, (2nd edition, 2003) and (with Alan Vince) ... Read more
Reviews for London, 1100-1600
'..an expert account. the book is well designed, expertly illustrated and manages to bridge the gap between an accessible and popular account, with a scholarly framework with full references and an extensive bibliography. This is a book that readers can turn to again and again in order to refresh their knowledge of the archaeology of this medieval metropolis' Terry ... Read more