Author: Patricia Basing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712301879
Category : Artisans
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A beautiful and informative book, this is a remarkable social history of men and women at work during the Middle Ages.
Trades and Crafts in Medieval Manuscripts
Author: Patricia Basing
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712301879
Category : Artisans
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A beautiful and informative book, this is a remarkable social history of men and women at work during the Middle Ages.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780712301879
Category : Artisans
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
A beautiful and informative book, this is a remarkable social history of men and women at work during the Middle Ages.
Trades and Crafts in Medieval Manuscripts
Author: Patricia Basing
Publisher: New Amsterdam Books
ISBN: 9781561310029
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a book for readers who are interested in the art and the social history of the Middle Ages. Illuminated manuscripts of that period are a primary source of information about the way in which men and women went about the everyday business of living-working on the land, engaging in trade and commerce, devoting themselves to crafts and manufactures, or carrying on the range of activities that we now regard as the professions. Many of the scenes reproduced in this superbly illustrated account are simply works of art in their own right; others are taken from manuscripts that are famous for the very high quality of their illumination. Patricia Basing provides a rich commentary, full of interesting observations, that relates each picture its historical context, explores the connections between the illustrations and text, and gives an account of the general background of manuscript production in medieval times.
Publisher: New Amsterdam Books
ISBN: 9781561310029
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a book for readers who are interested in the art and the social history of the Middle Ages. Illuminated manuscripts of that period are a primary source of information about the way in which men and women went about the everyday business of living-working on the land, engaging in trade and commerce, devoting themselves to crafts and manufactures, or carrying on the range of activities that we now regard as the professions. Many of the scenes reproduced in this superbly illustrated account are simply works of art in their own right; others are taken from manuscripts that are famous for the very high quality of their illumination. Patricia Basing provides a rich commentary, full of interesting observations, that relates each picture its historical context, explores the connections between the illustrations and text, and gives an account of the general background of manuscript production in medieval times.
Medieval England
Author: Edward Miller
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131787286X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
The only survey of the urban, commercial and industrial history of the period between the Norman conquest and the Black Death.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131787286X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
The only survey of the urban, commercial and industrial history of the period between the Norman conquest and the Black Death.
Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art
Author: Janetta Rebold Benton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567206557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
A comprehensive and informed analysis explores the startlingly diverse and sophisticated fine arts in the Middle Ages. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the work done by artists in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton uses examples such as the Book of Kells, Bury Saint Edmunds Cross, and the Bayeux Tapestry, and the work of artists such as Jan van Eyck and Giotto to explore the various media available to medieval artists and the ways in which those media were used to create a stunning array of masterworks. Although the visual arts of the Middle Ages were extremely colorful, today much of that color has diminished or disappeared, the pigments and threads faded, the gold abraded, the silver tarnished. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art allows these works to sparkle once more.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1567206557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
A comprehensive and informed analysis explores the startlingly diverse and sophisticated fine arts in the Middle Ages. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the work done by artists in western Europe during the Middle Ages. Art historian Janetta Rebold Benton uses examples such as the Book of Kells, Bury Saint Edmunds Cross, and the Bayeux Tapestry, and the work of artists such as Jan van Eyck and Giotto to explore the various media available to medieval artists and the ways in which those media were used to create a stunning array of masterworks. Although the visual arts of the Middle Ages were extremely colorful, today much of that color has diminished or disappeared, the pigments and threads faded, the gold abraded, the silver tarnished. Materials, Methods, and Masterpieces of Medieval Art allows these works to sparkle once more.
The Complete Tradesman
Author: Nancy Cox
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351892487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Complete Tradesman redresses the relative paucity of studies on the history of retailing before 1800. Based upon extensive research into diverse trade sources, Cox takes issue with the surprisingly resilient stereotype of the 'dull' and 'out of date' shopkeeper in the early modern period, showing that the retailing sector was well adapted to the social and economic needs of the day and quick to exploit new opportunities. Chapters cover not only distribution, shop design, customer relations and networks between tradesmen, but also attitudes to retailing, official controls, and the response to novelty. By throwing light on subjects hitherto overlooked and challenging existing whiggish preoccupations with progress towards modern retailing systems, this study signals a new approach to the history of retailing. The focus is placed on assessing how far tradesmen, especially shopkeepers, satisfied and stimulated contemporary desires for consumer goods.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351892487
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
The Complete Tradesman redresses the relative paucity of studies on the history of retailing before 1800. Based upon extensive research into diverse trade sources, Cox takes issue with the surprisingly resilient stereotype of the 'dull' and 'out of date' shopkeeper in the early modern period, showing that the retailing sector was well adapted to the social and economic needs of the day and quick to exploit new opportunities. Chapters cover not only distribution, shop design, customer relations and networks between tradesmen, but also attitudes to retailing, official controls, and the response to novelty. By throwing light on subjects hitherto overlooked and challenging existing whiggish preoccupations with progress towards modern retailing systems, this study signals a new approach to the history of retailing. The focus is placed on assessing how far tradesmen, especially shopkeepers, satisfied and stimulated contemporary desires for consumer goods.
Daily Life in the Middle Ages
Author: Paul B. Newman
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786450525
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Although life in the Middle Ages was not as comfortable and safe as it is for most people in industrialized countries today, the term "Dark Ages" is highly misleading. The era was not so primitive and crude as depictions in film and literature would suggest. Even during the worst years of the centuries immediately following the fall of Rome, the legacy of that civilization survived. This book covers diet, cooking, housing, building, clothing, hygiene, games and other pastimes, fighting and healing in medieval times. The reader will find numerous misperceptions corrected. The book also includes a comprehensive bibliography and a listing of collections of medieval art and artifacts and related sites across the United States and Canada so that readers in North America can see for themselves some of the matters discussed in the book. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786450525
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Although life in the Middle Ages was not as comfortable and safe as it is for most people in industrialized countries today, the term "Dark Ages" is highly misleading. The era was not so primitive and crude as depictions in film and literature would suggest. Even during the worst years of the centuries immediately following the fall of Rome, the legacy of that civilization survived. This book covers diet, cooking, housing, building, clothing, hygiene, games and other pastimes, fighting and healing in medieval times. The reader will find numerous misperceptions corrected. The book also includes a comprehensive bibliography and a listing of collections of medieval art and artifacts and related sites across the United States and Canada so that readers in North America can see for themselves some of the matters discussed in the book. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Medieval Crafts
Author: John Cherry
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780714105659
Category : Art, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Kaldender.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780714105659
Category : Art, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Kaldender.
The Medieval Clothier
Author: John S. Lee
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783273178
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
A clear and accessibly written guide to the medieval cloth-making trade in England.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783273178
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
A clear and accessibly written guide to the medieval cloth-making trade in England.
English Medieval Misericords
Author: Paul Hardwick
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843836599
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Misericord carvings present a fascinating corpus of medieval art which, in turn, complements our knowledge of life and belief in the late middle ages. Subjects range from the sacred to the profane and from the fantastic to the everyday, seemingly giving equal weight to the scatological and the spiritual alike. Focusing specifically on England - though with cognisance of broader European contexts - this volume offers an analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Through a series of themed "case studies", the book places misericords firmly within the doctrinal and devotional milieu in which they were created and sited, arguing that even the apparently coarse images to be found beneath choir stalls are intimately linked to the devotional life of the medieval English Church. The analysis is complemented by a gazetteer of the most notable instances. Dr Paul Hardwick is Professor in English, Leeds Trinity University College.
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 1843836599
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Misericord carvings present a fascinating corpus of medieval art which, in turn, complements our knowledge of life and belief in the late middle ages. Subjects range from the sacred to the profane and from the fantastic to the everyday, seemingly giving equal weight to the scatological and the spiritual alike. Focusing specifically on England - though with cognisance of broader European contexts - this volume offers an analysis of misericords in relation to other cultural artefacts of the period. Through a series of themed "case studies", the book places misericords firmly within the doctrinal and devotional milieu in which they were created and sited, arguing that even the apparently coarse images to be found beneath choir stalls are intimately linked to the devotional life of the medieval English Church. The analysis is complemented by a gazetteer of the most notable instances. Dr Paul Hardwick is Professor in English, Leeds Trinity University College.
Ships & Shipping in Medieval Manuscripts
Author: Joe Flatman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The ship loomed large in the medieval world and mind. Whether cruising upriver laden with grain, or cresting the high seas bristling with guns, ships symbolized power and promise, strength and safety, crusade and conquest.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The ship loomed large in the medieval world and mind. Whether cruising upriver laden with grain, or cresting the high seas bristling with guns, ships symbolized power and promise, strength and safety, crusade and conquest.