English medieval industries : craftsmen, techniques, products
The approach to each industry, in this study, is by material, discussing its acquisition, working, and sale as a finished product. Only industries that resulted in the production of consumer goods, and where substantial numbers of artefacts survive from the Middle Ages, are dealt with here.
XXXIV, 446 p. : il. ; 25 cm
9781852853266, 1852853263
919917422
Stone, David Parsons; albaster, Nigel Ramsay; purbeck marble, John Blair; tin, lead and pewter, Ronald Homer; copper alloys, Claude Blair; gold, silver and precious stones, Marian Campbell; ironwork, Jane Geddes; pottery and tile, John Cherry; brick, Nicholas Moore; vessel glass, Robert Charleston; window glass, Richard Marks; leather, John Cherry; textiles, Penelope Walton; horn and bone, Arthur MacGregor; wood, Julian Munby.
Bibliografia: p. 407-425. - Indexs