| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 439 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps. |
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| Series |
Medieval history and archaeology
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Medieval history and archaeology.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-428) and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Personal belongings -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
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Personal belongings. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1500 |
| Subject |
Dress accessories -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
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Dress accessories. |
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House furnishings -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
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House furnishings. |
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Material culture -- Great Britain -- History -- To 1500.
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Material culture. |
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Great Britain -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hinton, David Alban. Gold and gilt, pots and pins. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2005298194 |
| ISBN |
0191532622 (electronic book) |
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9781435610033 (electronic book) |
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1435610032 (electronic book) |
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9780191532627 (electronic book) |
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9780199264537 (Cloth) |
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0199264538 (Cloth) |
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0199264538 (Cloth) |
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