The Medieval Household: Daily Living C.1150-c.1450

by Egan, Geoff

• ISBN13: 9780112904908
• ISBN10: 0112904904
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-25
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc

Summary

This book brings together for the first time the astonishing diversity of excavated furnishings and artefacts from medieval London homes. These include roofing and other structural items, decorative fixtures and fittings, and assortment of culinary utensils, writing instruments, and toys and weights. Illustrating some 1,000 items, the catalogue provides a fascinating account of how metalwork and glassware manufacturing trends changed during the period covered, while close dating of many of the finds has resulted in many new insights into life at the time.

Table of Contents

List of tables
Acknowledgements
Conventions used in the text
Introduction	p. 1
Dating and context of the finds	p. 11
The fabric of the medieval London house	p. 25
Fixtures and fittings	p. 42
Furnishings	p. 65
Security equipment	p. 88
Heating equipment	p. 121
Lighting equipment	p. 126
Miscellaneous household equipment: kitchen and tableware, storage and other vessels, urinals	p. 152
Items for other activities	p. 255
Weighing apparatus	p. 301
Bibliography	p. 330
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