Gold and gilt, pots and pins : possessions and people in medieval Britain / David A. Hinton.

By:

Hinton, David Alban [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Medieval history and archaeologyPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 439 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0191532622
9781435610033
1435610032
9780191532627
9780199264537
0199264538

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gold and gilt, pots and pins.DDC classification:

941.01 22

LOC classification:

DA90 .H56 2005eb

Other classification:

15.70

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Contents:

List of Colour Plates; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Adapting to Life Without the Legions; 2. Expressions of the Elites; 3. Kings and Christianity; 4. Alfred et al.; 5. An Epoch of New Dynasties; 6. Feudal Modes; 7. Material Culture and Social Display; 8. The Wars and the Posies; Envoi; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: In this highly illustrated book, David Hinton looks at what possessions meant to people at every level of society in Britain in the middle ages, from elaborate gold jewellery to clay pots, and provides a fascinating window into the society of the middle ages. Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins is about things worn and used in Britain throughout the Middle Ages, from the great treasure hoards that mark the end of the Roman Empire to the new expressions of ideas promoted by the. Renaissance and Reformation. - ;In medieval Britain people wore jewellery made of gold if they were rich, of base metal if t.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-428) and index.

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In this highly illustrated book, David Hinton looks at what possessions meant to people at every level of society in Britain in the middle ages, from elaborate gold jewellery to clay pots, and provides a fascinating window into the society of the middle ages. Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins is about things worn and used in Britain throughout the Middle Ages, from the great treasure hoards that mark the end of the Roman Empire to the new expressions of ideas promoted by the. Renaissance and Reformation. - ;In medieval Britain people wore jewellery made of gold if they were rich, of base metal if t.

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