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Artifacts from medieval Europe / James B. Tschen-Emmons.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Daily life through artifactsPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resource (xxviii, 321 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781610696227
  • 1610696220
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Artifacts From Medieval Europe.DDC classification:
  • 940.1 23
LOC classification:
  • D125 .T734 2015eb
Other classification:
  • ART015070 | ART025000 | HIS037010
Online resources:
Contents:
How to evaluate artifacts -- Chronology of events -- Agriculture and animal husbandry. Butter keg ; Horse collar ; Plow ; Sheepfold -- Armor, weapons, and tools. Arming sword ; Hounskull helmet ; Scabbard chape ; Spurs ; Trebuchet -- Art and architecture. Medieval barn ; Flying buttress ; Gargoyle ; Stained glass ; Tapestry -- Communication and business. Charter ; City seal ; Money bag ; Printing press -- Domestic items. Brassiere ; Comb ; Cradle ; Garderobe ; Loom ; Penannular brooch ; Poulaine ; Tunic -- Entertainment. Bone ice-skate ; Chessboard ; Citole ; Dance ; Tournaments -- Religion. Icon ; Jewish cemetery, Prague ; Misericord ; Pilgrim's badge ; Psalter ; Q'uran ; Reliquary -- Science and technology. Astrolabe ; Clock ; Eyeglasses ; Mason's divider/compass -- Transportation ; Cog ; Viking longboat ; Saddle.
Summary: This book provides a unique social history that explores major aspects of daily life in a long-ago era via images of physical objects and historical information about these items. Entries on the artifacts follow, with each containing an introduction, a description of the artifact, an explanation of its significance, and a list of further sources of information.Summary: "This new addition to the Daily Life through Artifacts series provides not only the full benefit of a reference work with its comprehensive explanations and primary sources, but also supplies images of the objects, bringing a particular aspect of the medieval world to life. Each entry in Artifacts from Medieval Europe explains and expands upon the cultural significance of the artifact depicted. Artifacts are divided into such thematic categories as domestic life, religion, and transportation. Considered collectively, the various artifacts provide a composite look at daily life in the Middle Ages. Unlike medieval history encyclopedias that feature brief reference entries, this book uses artifacts to examine major aspects of daily life. Each artifact entry features an introduction, a description, an examination of its contextual significance, and a list of further resources. This approach trains students how to best analyze primary sources. General readers with an interest in history will also benefit from this approach to learning that enables a more complete appreciation of past events and circumstances."--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-306) and index.

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This book provides a unique social history that explores major aspects of daily life in a long-ago era via images of physical objects and historical information about these items. Entries on the artifacts follow, with each containing an introduction, a description of the artifact, an explanation of its significance, and a list of further sources of information.

"This new addition to the Daily Life through Artifacts series provides not only the full benefit of a reference work with its comprehensive explanations and primary sources, but also supplies images of the objects, bringing a particular aspect of the medieval world to life. Each entry in Artifacts from Medieval Europe explains and expands upon the cultural significance of the artifact depicted. Artifacts are divided into such thematic categories as domestic life, religion, and transportation. Considered collectively, the various artifacts provide a composite look at daily life in the Middle Ages. Unlike medieval history encyclopedias that feature brief reference entries, this book uses artifacts to examine major aspects of daily life. Each artifact entry features an introduction, a description, an examination of its contextual significance, and a list of further resources. This approach trains students how to best analyze primary sources. General readers with an interest in history will also benefit from this approach to learning that enables a more complete appreciation of past events and circumstances."--Provided by publisher.

How to evaluate artifacts -- Chronology of events -- Agriculture and animal husbandry. Butter keg ; Horse collar ; Plow ; Sheepfold -- Armor, weapons, and tools. Arming sword ; Hounskull helmet ; Scabbard chape ; Spurs ; Trebuchet -- Art and architecture. Medieval barn ; Flying buttress ; Gargoyle ; Stained glass ; Tapestry -- Communication and business. Charter ; City seal ; Money bag ; Printing press -- Domestic items. Brassiere ; Comb ; Cradle ; Garderobe ; Loom ; Penannular brooch ; Poulaine ; Tunic -- Entertainment. Bone ice-skate ; Chessboard ; Citole ; Dance ; Tournaments -- Religion. Icon ; Jewish cemetery, Prague ; Misericord ; Pilgrim's badge ; Psalter ; Q'uran ; Reliquary -- Science and technology. Astrolabe ; Clock ; Eyeglasses ; Mason's divider/compass -- Transportation ; Cog ; Viking longboat ; Saddle.

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