Artifacts From Medieval Europe
By: James B. Tschen-Emmons
Series: Daily life through artifacts
Publisher: Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781610696210; 9781610696227
Subjects: Antiquities; Medieval Archaeology; Material culture; History; Sources; Medieval Civilization; ART / History / Medieval; ART / Reference; HISTORY / Medieval
Description: "Using artifacts as primary sources, this book enables students to comprehensively assess and analyze historic evidence in the context of the medieval period"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: How to Evaluate Artifacts; title: Chronology; title: [1] Agriculture and Animal Husbandry; title: Butter Keg; title: Horse Collar; title: Plow; title: Sheepfold; title: [2] Armor, Weapons, and Tools; title: Arming Sword; title: Hounskull Helmet; title: Scabbard Chape; title: Spurs; title: Trebuchet; title: [3] Art and Architecture; title: Medieval Barn; title: Flying Buttress; title: Gargoyle; title: Stained Glass; title: Tapestry; title: [4] Communication and Business; title: Charter; title: City Seal; title: Money Bag; title: Printing Press; title: [5] Domestic Items; title: Brassiere; title: Comb; title: Cradle; title: Garderobe; title: Loom; title: Penannular Brooch; title: Poulaine; title: Tunic; title: [6] Entertainment; title: Bone Ice-skate; title: Chessboard; title: Citole; title: Dance; title: Tournaments; title: [7] Religion; title: Icon; title: Jewish Cemetery, Prague; title: Misericord; title: Pilgrim's Badge; title: Psalter; title: Q'uran; title: Reliquary; title: [8] Science and Technology; title: Astrolabe; title: Clock; title: Eyeglasses; title: Mason's Divider/Compass; title: [9] Transportation; title: Cog; title: Viking Longboat; title: Saddle.