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Author : Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014208131
Author : Michael G. Shapland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192537225
It has long been assumed that England lay outside the Western European tradition of castle-building until after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is now becoming apparent that Anglo-Saxon lords had been constructing free-standing towers at their residences all across England over the course of the tenth and eleventh centuries. Initially these towers were exclusively of timber, and quite modest in their scale, although only a handful are known from archaeological excavation. There followed the so-called 'tower-nave' churches, towers with only a tiny chapel located inside, which appear to have had a dual function as buildings of elite worship and symbols of secular power and authority. For the first time, this book gathers together the evidence for these remarkable buildings, many of which still stand incorporated into the fabric of Norman and later parish churches and castles. It traces their origin in monasteries, where kings and bishops drew upon Continental European practice to construct centrally-planned, tower-like chapels for private worship and burial, and to mark gates and important entrances, particularly within the context of the tenth-century Monastic Reform. Adopted by the secular aristocracy to adorn their own manorial sites, it argues that many of the known examples would have provided strategic advantage as watchtowers over roads, rivers and beacon-systems, and have acted as focal points for the mustering of troops. The tower-nave form persisted into early Norman England, where it may have influenced a variety of high-status building types, such as episcopal chapels and monastic belltowers, and even the keeps and gatehouses of the earliest stone castles. The aim of this book is to finally establish the tower-nave as an important Anglo-Saxon building type, and to explore the social, architectural, and landscape contexts in which they operated.
Author : Malcolm Hislop
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-30
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781399001137
Spread across the medieval kingdom of England in a network of often formidable strongholds, castles, like cathedrals, are defining landmarks of their age, dominating their settings, in many cases even to this day. By representing an essential aspect of our history and heritage, the interpretation of which is constantly being revised, they demonstrate the value of Malcolm Hislop’s compact, authoritative and well illustrated new guide to English castles. The gazetteer includes an astonishing variety of types, sizes and designs. Individual entries bring out the salient points of interest including historical context, building history and architectural character. The defensive and domestic purposes of these remarkable buildings are explained, as is the way in which their layout and role developed over the course of hundreds of years, from the predominantly earth and timber fortresses of the Normans to the complex stone castles of the later Middle Ages, many of which can be visited today. Hislop’s experience as an archaeologist specializing in medieval buildings, castles in particular, as well as his eye for structural detail, ensure that his guide is a necessary handbook for readers who are keen on medieval history and warfare, and for visitors who are looking for an accessible introduction to these monumental relics of England’s military past.
Author : Mohammad Gharipour,Anatole Tchikine
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811978517
This book offers a new, salutogenic, perspective on the development of early modern cities by exploring profound and complex ways in which architecture and landscape design served to promote public health on an urban scale. Focusing on fifteenth- through nineteenth-century Europe, it addresses the histories of spaces and institutions that supported salubrious living, highlighting the intersections of medical theory, government policy, and architectural practice in designing, improving, and monumentalizing the infrastructure of sanitation and healthcare. Studies in this book highlight the joint role of design thinking and scientific practice in reforming the facilities for treating and preventing disease; the impact of cross-cultural exchange on early modern strategies of urban improvement; and the creation of new therapeutic environments through state, communal, and private initiatives concerned with the preservation of physical and mental health, from recreational landscapes to spa resorts.
Author : Patrick Ottaway
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134761715
Well illustrated and highly readable, this volume offers a series of engaging and evocative case studies whilst highlighting the work of the urban archaeologist, and the problems inherent in preserving our past.
Author : Pete Wilson,Jennifer Price
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-03-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785704192
At the frontiers of the Roman Empire, military settlements had a profound influence on local crafting traditions. Legions were not just fighting units - they contained a large number of craftsmen, and the fortress would have been a centre of manufacturing activity. A timber legionary fortress, for example, required vast numbers of nails, many of which would have been made by legionary smiths on site, and an army of thousands would require many more pots, shoes and tents than could be produced by local domestic potters and leather workers. But can all developments in local craft and industry be seen as a result of the appearance of the Roman army? The ten papers in this volume focus on craft production in Roman Yorkshire, and the evidence for the role of the army in local manufacturing activities. Several papers examine broad questions surrounding the organisation and scale of production in urban and rural areas. Others consider the local evidence for individual materials and production processes, including those associated with pottery, glass, copper alloys, non-ferrous metals, leather, jet, and building stone.
Author : Helena Hamerow
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803275598
Volume 23 of Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History (ASSAH), a series concerned with the archaeology and history of England and its neighbours during the Anglo-Saxon period (circa AD 400-1100).
Author : Patrick Ottaway
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526710994
The tombstone of Julia Velva, one of the best-preserved examples from Roman Britain, was found close to a Roman road just outside the center of York. Fifty years old when she died in the early third century, Julia Velva was probably from a wealthy family able to afford a fine monument. Patrick Ottaway uses the tombstone as the starting point to investigate what the world she lived in was like. Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries and scientific techniques, the author describes the development of Roman York’s legionary fortress, civilian town and surrounding landscape. He also looks at manufacturing and trade, and considers the structure of local society along with the latest analytical evidence for people of different ethnic backgrounds. Aspects of daily life discussed include literacy, costume, cosmetics and diet. There are also chapters dedicated to the abundant York evidence for religion and burial customs. This book presents a picture of what one would have found on the edge of a great Empire at a time when York itself was at the height of its importance. Illustrated with dozens of photographs, specially prepared plans and illustrations, this is an excellent study of one of Roman Britain’s most important places.
Author : Nina Crummy,Richard Henry
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803276458
This is the first detailed study and catalogue of a comb type that represents a new technology introduced into Britain towards the end of the 4th century AD and a major signifier of the late fourth- to fifth-century transition.
Author : Francis M. Morris,Martin Biddle
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 1402 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803276816
This is a detailed study of the archaeology of Roman Winchester—Venta Belgarum, a major town in the south of the province of Britannia— and its development from the regional (civitas) capital of the Iron Age people, the Belgae, who inhabited much of what is now central and southern Hampshire.
Author : Janet Phillips,Pete Wilson
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789698398
This volume reports on excavations in advance of the development of a site in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire close to the line of the main Roman road running from the crossing point of the River Derwent near Malton Roman fort to York. This site provided much additional information on aspects of the poorly understood ‘small town’ of Delgovicia.
Author : Chris Gerrard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134566068
Chris Gerrard looks at the people and excavations that have been important in medieval archaeology and the core theory and methodology used, creating an essential text for all medieval archaeologists.
Author : Fabio Guidetti,Katharina Meinecke
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789254495
Late Antique artefacts, and the images they carry, attest to a highly connected visual culture from ca. 300 to 800 C.E. On the one hand, the same decorative motifs and iconographies are found across various genres of visual and material culture, irrespective of social and economic differences among their users – for instance in mosaics, architectural decoration, and luxury arts (silver plate, textiles, ivories), as well as in everyday objects such as tableware, lamps, and pilgrim vessels. On the other hand, they are also spread in geographically distant regions, mingled with local elements, far beyond the traditional borders of the classical world. At the same time, foreign motifs, especially of Germanic and Sasanian origin, are attested in Roman territories. This volume aims at investigating the reasons behind this seemingly globalised visual culture spread across the Late Antique world, both within the borders of the (former) Roman and (later) Byzantine Empire and beyond, bringing together diverse approaches characteristic of different national and disciplinary traditions. The presentation of a wide range of relevant case studies chosen from different geographical and cultural contexts exemplifies the vast scale of the phenomenon and demonstrates the benefit of addressing such a complex historical question with a combination of different theoretical approaches.
Author : Meg Twycross
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351345323
Collected Studies CS 1068 The essays selected for this volume are chosen to reflect the important and intersecting ways in which over the last forty years Meg Twycross has shifted paradigms for people reading early English religious drama. The focus of Meg Twycross’s research has been on performance in its many aspects, and this volume chooses four of the most important strands of her work - the York plays; new ways of understanding acting and performance in late medieval theatre, particularly in Britain and across Europe; why scenes are staged in the ways they are, verbally and by extrapolation visually, by close reading of texts against the background of medieval theology; and the attention paid to wider contexts of medieval theatre - concentrating especially on essays that are not easily available today. These thematic strands are reflective of Meg Twycross’s major contribution to the field. They also represent those areas from her wider work which will have most utility and value for those, whether students or senior specialists in areas beyond early drama, who are looking for ways into understanding English medieval plays. The crucial work that has been done here has opened new perspectives on late medieval theatre, and will allow new generations to begin their study and research from further along the road.
Author : Jennifer Price
Publisher : BAR British Series
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049818399
Twenty-two essays on Roman remains in different areas of Yorkshire-Humber adn environs, the Wolds and the Vale of Pickering, the Vale of York, the Dales and Northeast Yorkshire. Most of the essays discuss settlements or landscape; the contributors include: P. Didsbury, J. S. Dent, M. Millett, P. A> Rahtz, B. R. Hartley, A. Sumpter, R. Inman, V. Rigby and J. Evans.