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Author Stopford, J. (Jennie)

Title Medieval floor tiles of northern England : pattern and purpose : production between the 13th and 16th centuries / J. Stopford.

Publication Info. Oxford : Oxbow, 2005.

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 393 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps.
Physical Medium monochrome
Description text file
Series English Heritage
English Heritage.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Chronological Survey -- Study of medieval tiles in northern England -- Archive -- A view of the world. Plain Mosaic floor tiles and the Cistercians, c.1220-1270 -- Context for Plain Mosaic floors -- Building works, links between tilers and masons -- Stylistic parallels and symbolism -- Organisation of manufacture and extent of mobility -- Scale of manufacture -- A seigneurial mode of production in the monastic domain -- Plain Mosaic and the Cistercians -- Regional relationships -- Reorganisation of production and changes in design, c.1300 -- Inlaid and Usefleet tile groups -- Continuity in 13th-century techniques and organisation -- Traditional design and use of Inlaid and Usefleet tiles -- Patronage -- Demise of the Inlaid and Usefleet workshops -- Decorated Mosaic tile group -- Sequence and location of production -- Continuity with 13th-century pavement layout and symbolism -- Tiled inscriptions at monastic sites -- New consumers and marketing strategies -- Technology and innovation -- Economical use of resources -- Decorated Mosaic production and links with other regions -- Competition -- Long distance supply and personalised designs, c.1350 -- Cessation of floor tile manufacture in the north, c.1325 -- Location of manufacture of the Nottinghamshire tile group -- Restricted distribution of the Nottinghamshire tile group -- New features of the Nottinghamshire tiles -- Heraldry on floor tiles at northern manor houses -- Heraldic tiles at some other sites -- Long distance production of personalised designs.
Access Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL
System Details Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
Processing Action digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL
Local Note JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access
Subject Tiles -- England, Northern -- History -- To 1500.
Tiles.
Northern England.
History.
Chronological Term To 1500
Subject Flooring, Tile.
Flooring, Tile.
Pavements, Tile.
Pavements, Tile.
tile flooring (flooring)
ART / History / Medieval.
Genre/Form History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Stopford, J. (Jennie). Medieval floor tiles of northern England. Oxford : Oxbow, 2005 (DLC) 2006445574 (OCoLC)56649255
ISBN 9781789254402 (electronic book)
178925440X (electronic book)
1842171429
9781842171424