The Medieval Household: Daily Living c.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, 6) - Hardcover

Egan, Geoff

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Catalogue of excavated household items from the middle ages provides an invaluable reference tool for experts and the general reader alike.

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.

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Geoff Egan is a leading archaeologist at the Museum of London.

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9780112904908: The Medieval Household: Daily Living C.1150-c.1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)

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ISBN 10:  0112904904 ISBN 13:  9780112904908
Publisher: The Stationery Office/Tso, 2004
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