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The Form and Fabric of Belief
Subtitled `An archaeology of the lay experience of religion in medieval Norfolk and Devon', this thesis examines the social experience of Christianity within the contrasting diocese of Norwich and Exeter between the 14th and early 16th centuries. Graves reexamines the architectural fabric of churches to show how their design and construction was affected by changes within society and shows how the church was a central part of urban and rural life.
The Window Glass of the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham
A detailed report on glazing evidence relating to the Order of St Gilbert of Sempringham from the religious houses of St Mary's Priory in Sempringham, Haverholme in Lincolnshire and the Gilbertine Priory of St Andrew in York. Pamela Graves briefly considers issues of medieval glass production, design and painting before presenting evidence of the glass fragments. Separate sections are devoted to the technical examination of Gilbertine glass from 46-54 Fishergate and to conservation issues.
The Church and Gilbertine Priory of St Andrew, Fishergate
Excavations revealed an extensive area of a late 10th-12th century settlement and the well-preserved Gilbertine Priory of St Andrew, founded in 1195. This report includes historical and environmental evidence, details of the architectural fragments, window glass, floor and roof tiles and wall plaster from the priory.
Lost Lives, New Voices
Excavation of two mass graves in the center of Durham recovered the remains of Scottish soliders taken at the Battle of Dunbar in 1650 who died in prison in the autumn of that year. Detailed scientific and archaeobiological investigation revealed fascinating details about the men, their childhoods, and later lives while historical and archaeologica
Newcastle Upon Tyne, the Eye of the North
Newcastle upon Tyne is one of England's great cities. Many think of it mainly as a product of the Industrial Revolution when abundant resources of coal, iron ore and water came together to create a Victorian industrial powerhouse. In fact, Newcastle's long and proud history began in Roman times when Hadrian's Wall marked the northernmost point of the Roman Empire.Newcastle became a thriving medieval port, with trading connections around the North Sea, the Atlantic, the Baltic countries and the Mediterranean. By the mid-17th century, Newcastle was not only a major European port, but was also becoming the pre-eminent exporter of coal fuelling the incipient industrial revolution. This volume br...
Reading Between the Lines
This book provides an overview of the establishment and use of parish libraries in early modern England and includes a thematic analysis of surviving marginalia and readers' marks. This book is the first direct and detailed analysis of parish libraries in early modern England and uses a case-study approach to the examination of foundation practices, physical and intellectual accessibility, the nature of the collections, and the ways in which people used these libraries and read their books.
Princes of the Church
The aim of the volume is to bring together the latest research on the importance of bishops’ palaces for social and political history, landscape history, architectural history and archaeology. It is structured in three sections: design and function, landscape and urban context, and architectural form and includes contributions from the late Antique period through to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, considering bishops’ residences in England, Scotland, Wales, the Byzantine Empire, France, and Italy.
