English Medieval Industries: Craftsmen, Techniques, ProductsEnglish Medieval Industries is an authoritative modern survey of medieval crafts and their products. It is heavily illustrated by pictures of surviving objects and contemporary representations of medieval work. Each industry is approached by material (amongst others stone, tin, lead, copper, iron, brick, glass, leather, bone and wood), discussing its acquisition, working and sale as a finished product. The contributors are the leading experts in their fields. They describe the specialist work that went to make the housing, clothing, tools, vessels and ornaments of medieval people. A general bibliography provides a valuable reference tool. |
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Contents
Stone David Parsons | 1 |
Alabaster Nigel Ramsay | 29 |
Purbeck Marble John Blair | 41 |
Tin Lead and Pewter Ronald F Homer | 57 |
Copper Alloys Claude Blair and John Blair | 81 |
Gold Silver and Precious Stones Marian Campbell | 107 |
Iron Jane Geddes | 167 |
Pottery and Tile John Cherry | 189 |
Vessel Glass R J Charleston | 237 |
Window Glass Richard Marks | 265 |
Leather John Cherry | 295 |
Textiles Penelope Walton | 319 |
Antler Bone and Horn Arthur MacGregor | 355 |
Wood Julian Munby | 379 |
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| Title | English Medieval Industries: Craftsmen, Techniques, Products Craftsmen, Techniques, Products |
| Editors | John Blair, Nigel Ramsay |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | A&C Black, 1991 |
| ISBN | 1852853263, 9781852853266 |
| Length | 446 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Business & Economics / Economic History History / Europe / Great Britain / General |
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