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Category : Yorkshire (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
The East Yorkshire Local History Society Bulletin
Author: East Yorkshire Local History Society Bulletin
Author: East Yorkshire Local History SocietyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Yorkshire Archaeological Journal
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Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
A review of history, antiquities and topography in the county.
The East Yorkshire Historian
Author: E. Y. Local History Series
Author: The Local Historian
Author: Interpreting Medieval Effigies
Author: Brian GittosPublisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1789251311
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This innovative study examines and analyses the wealth of evidence provided by the monumental effigies of Yorkshire, from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including some of very high sculptural merit. More than 200 examples survive from the historic county in varying states of preservation. Together, they present a picture of the people able to afford them, at a time when the county was frequently at the forefront of national politics and administration, during the Scottish wars. Many monuments display remarkable realism, depicting people as they themselves wished to be remembered, and are accompanied by a great volume of contemporary sculptural and architectural detail. Stylistic analysis of the effigies themselves has been employed, better to understand how they relate to one another and give a firmer basis for their dating and production patterns. They are considered in relation to the history and material culture of the area at the time they were produced. A more soundly based appreciation of the sculptor's intentions and the aspirations of patrons is sought through close attention to the full extent of the visible evidence afforded by the monuments and their surroundings. The corpus is of sufficient size to permit meaningful analysis to shed light on aspects such as personal aspiration, social networks, patterns of supply and production, piety and wealth. It demonstrates the value of funerary monuments to the wider understanding of medieval society. The text will be accompanied by a comprehensive catalogue, making available a substantial body of research for the first time. The study considers the relationship between the monuments and related sculpture, architecture, painting, glass etc, together with contemporary documentary evidence, where it is available. This material and the underlying methodology are now available to illuminate monuments of the medieval period across the whole country. Its methods and messages extend understanding of all monuments, broadening its potential audience from the purely local to everyone concerned with medieval sculpture and church archaeology.
British Spas from 1815 to the Present
Author: Phyllis May HembryPublisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
ISBN: 9780838637487
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Phyllis Hembry, author of The English Spa 1560 to 1815, wrote about the origins and development of the spas and their flowering in the eighteenth century. Her book deals not only with their healing and recreational aspects, but also with their status as political, religious, social, and economic gathering places. Hembry had intended to produce a second volume, taking the story further, but died before being able to do so. She had gathered a considerable amount of material and written several draft chapters for this volume. Dr. and Mrs. Cowie have made use of this, revising and supplementing Hembry's text to create a study that continues to the present time and is extended to include Welsh, Scottish, and Irish spas as well.
Piety, Fraternity, and Power
Author: David J. F. CrouchPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9780952973447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Detailed investigation of the religious gild, showing its importance to all aspects of medieval life.
Men at Work
Author: Donald WoodwardPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521472463
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
A study of the impact of the building trade on the northern economy before the industrial revolution.