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"Medieval Britain" Books
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medieval economy was centred on a phenomenal growth in trade of
all kinds of goods, yet few have studied the actual network of
roads that was so vital to medieval trading. Starting with the
basic concept of a ‘road’ in medieval times, and discussing
the increasing need to travel, this book explores the evidence
from documents and maps that provide clues as to where the roads
of medieval Britain led, connecting the study of individual
roads together to paint an image of the broader road network.
The author also uses findings from archaeological surveys and
bird’s-eye-view photographs to trace the centuries-old routes
and illustrate the winding tracks that once carried goods to
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the Roman, Saxon and Norman origins of the medieval bridge,
including its broader national and international context, and
considers the engineering techniques and social background that
led to its development during the twelfth, thirteenth and
fourteenth centuries. A
final chapter
considers the survival of medieval bridges into the twentieth
century. Martin Cook works for the Archaeological Services of
Worcestershire County Council.
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English and Welsh towns were founded or grew rapidly in the
later medieval period, in particular between the mid twelfth and
early fourteenth centuries. This book begins by giving a brief
outline of the great growth in the number and size of towns and
outlines the archaeological, documentary and cartographic
evidence that is available. It then goes on to relate that
evidence to surviving and lost features in the townscape, with
the aim of providing enough background material for the reader
to be able to see why, when, where and how any medieval town
grew. Particular topics covered include town sites, their
overall layout, street patterns, defences (castles, walls and
gates), markets, trades, churches, chapels, monasteries,
suburbs, property boundaries and houses. Above all, this is a
practical guide to the study of medieval town plans. |
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