Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Finds from Medieval York

Description

This comprehensive report represents a landmark in the publication of medieval finds from excavations in York. It encompasses very large assemblages of medieval artefacts of a wide variety of materials, including iron, non-ferrous metal, stone, jet, amber, fired clay, glass and textile. These were recovered from four major sites in York, excavated during the 1970s and 1980s, at 16–22 Coppergate, 46–54 Fishergate, Bedern Foundry (hereafter known as the Foundry) and the College of the Vicars Choral of York Minster at Bedern (hereafter Bedern), and also from smaller sites in the vicinity of 16–22 Coppergate (Coppergate watching brief and 22 Piccadilly) and Bedern (2 Aldwark and Bedern Chapel). In total, approximately 6,000 stratified medieval objects are discussed; the bulk of these finds are of metal, either iron (c.3,000 objects, not including c.2,500 nails), or non-ferrous metals (c. 2,000). contents list of figures List of tables Introduction Archaeological Introductions to the Sites Conservation Craft and Industry Building Metalworking Woodworking Leatherworking Textile production Jet working Agriculture Fishing Knives Everyday Life Domestic Structural items and fittings Locks and keys Dress, dress accessories and personal ornament Medical and toilet instruments Writing and literacy Funerary and devotional objects Music and recreation Trade and exchange Horse and riding equipment Weapons and armour Miscellaneous objects Unidentified objects Intra- and Inter-site Analyses Economy and Society in Medieval York Future Research on Medieval Artefacts Additional Anglo-Scandinavian Ironwork Catalogue Provenances Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Acknowledgements Summary Bibliography Index