Northwest Europe in the Early Middle Ages, c.AD 600–1150
Northwest Europe in the Early Middle Ages, c.AD 600–1150

Author: Christopher Loveluck

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-10-24

Total Pages: 490

ISBN-13: 110747082X

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Christopher Loveluck's study explores the transformation of Northwest Europe (primarily Britain, France and Belgium) from the era of the first post-Roman 'European Union' under the Carolingian Frankish kings to the so-called 'feudal' age, between c.AD 600 and 1150. During these centuries radical changes occurred in the organisation of the rural world. Towns and complex communities of artisans and merchant-traders emerged and networks of contact between northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Middle and Far East were redefined, with long-lasting consequences into the present day. Loveluck provides the most comprehensive comparative analysis of the rural and urban archaeological remains in this area for twenty-five years. Supported by evidence from architecture, relics, manuscript illuminations and texts, this book explains how the power and intentions of elites were confronted by the aspirations and actions of the diverse rural peasantry, artisans and merchants, producing both intended and unforeseen social changes.

The Oxford Handbook of Later Medieval Archaeology in Britain
The Oxford Handbook of Later Medieval Archaeology in Britain

Author: Christopher M. Gerrard

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 1105

ISBN-13: 0198744714

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This Handbook provides an overview of the archaeology of the later Middle Ages in Britain between AD 1066 and 1550. Chapters cover topics ranging from later medieval objects, human remains, archaeological science, standing buildings, and sites such as castles and monasteries, to the well-preserved relict landscapes which still survive.

Studies in the Archaeology of the Medieval Mediterranean
Studies in the Archaeology of the Medieval Mediterranean

Author: James Schryver

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2010-09-24

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 900418175X

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This volume draws examples of work from around the Mediterranean basin to demonstrate the variety of archaeological studies being carried out, and the benefits each of these studies has enjoyed through the use of an interdisciplinary approach.

The Archaeology of Medieval Europe 1
The Archaeology of Medieval Europe 1

Author: James Graham-Campbell

Publisher: Aarhus Universitetsforlag

Published: 2007-12-31

Total Pages: 450

ISBN-13: 8771244271

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The two volumes of The Archaeology of Medieval Europe will together comprise the first complete account of medieval archaeology across Europe. Archaeologists from academic institutions in fifteen countries are collaborating to produce these two books of sixteen thematic chapters each. In addition, every chapter will feature a number of 'box-texts', by specialist contributors, highlighting sites or themes of particular importance. The books will be comprehensively illustrated throughout, in both colour and b/w, including line drawings and specially commissioned maps. This ground-breaking set, which is divided chronologically into two (Vol. 1 extending from the Eighth to Twelfth Centuries AD, and Vol. 2 from the Twelfth to Sixteenth Centuries - to appear 2008), will enable readers to track the development of different cultures, and of regional characteristics, throughout the full extent of medieval Catholic Europe. In addition to revealing shared contexts and technological developments, the complete work will also provide the opportunity for demonstrating the differences that were inevitably present across the Continent - from Iceland to Italy, and from Portugal to Finland - and to study why such differences existed.

A Cultural History of Objects in the Medieval Age
A Cultural History of Objects in the Medieval Age

Author: Julie Lund

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2022-08-31

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1350226637

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A Cultural History of Objects in the Medieval Age covers the period 500 to 1400, examining the creation, use and understanding of human-made objects and their consequences and impacts. The power and agency of objects significantly evolved over this time. Exploring objects and artefacts within art, technology, and everyday life, the volume challenges our understanding of both life worlds and object worlds in medieval society. The 6 volume set of the Cultural History of Objects examines how objects have been created, used, interpreted and set loose in the world over the last 2500 years. Over this time, the West has developed particular attitudes to the material world, at the centre of which is the idea of the object. The themes covered in each volume are objecthood; technology; economic objects; everyday objects; art; architecture; bodily objects; object worlds. Julie Lund is Associate Professor at the University of Oslo, Norway. Sarah Semple is Professor at Durham University, UK. Volume 2 in the Cultural History of Objects set. General Editors: Dan Hicks and William Whyte

Beyond the Catch
Beyond the Catch

Author: Louis Sicking

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 9004169733

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Drawing on archaeological and written sources, this collection of essays presents fascinating new interpretations in the history of the fisheries by highlighting the consequences of the northern fisheries through interdisciplinary approaches to various themes, including the environment, economy, politics, and society in the medieval and early modern periods.