Town and country in medieval North Western Europe : dynamic interactions / edited by Alexis Wilkin, John Naylor, Derek Keene, and Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilkin, Alexis.

Naylor, John (John David)

Keene, Derek

Bijsterveld, Arnoud-Jan, 1962-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Medieval countryside ; v. 11.

The medieval countryside ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns, Medieval--Europe, Western.

Rural-urban relations--Europe, Western--History--To 1500.

Rural-urban relations.

History.

Cities and towns, Medieval.

Western Europe.

Physical Description:

x, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2015]

Summary:

This series comprises regional studies in the rural history of the European continent during the Middle Ages (concentrating on the period 1000-1500). Integrating written records, archaeology, and research on the history of the landscape and environment, the books profile work on particular regions in detail. Implicitly and explicitly the series seeks to generate a comparative vocabulary and understanding of phenomena that heretofore have been studied in their local settings. These studies offer broader implications for the history of the seigneurial regime of the Middle Ages and concern such topics as the history of servitude, the settlement of the land, the functioning of the economy, food, and agricultural practices. This volume explores the relationships and interactions between medieval urban populations and their rural counterparts across north western Europe from the seventh to sixteenth centuries. This theme has become increasingly fragmented in recent decades, resulting in scholars being largely unaware of developments outside their own areas. The present volume brings together historians and archaeologists in order to highlight the varied ways in which town-country interactions can be considered, from perspectives that include economy, politics, natural environment, material culture, and settlement hierarchy. As a whole, the papers offer innovative interdisciplinary perspectives on the topic that create a new platform from which to understand more fully the complex, bilateral relationships in which both urban and rural spheres were able to influence and challenge each other. Contributions are wide-ranging, from the activities of elite, aristocratic groups in and around individual towns, to large-scale surveys covering wide areas. With coverage from the North Sea to the western Baltic, the book will be relevant to a range of disciplines including archaeology, history, and geography, and is aimed towards both advanced students and established scholars. Book jacket.

Contents:

Urban-Rural Interactions in East Anglia: The Evidence from Zooarchaeology / Pam J. Crabtree Crabtree, Pam J. 35

Central Place and Periphery in Early and High Medieval North-Eastern German Territory / Felix Biermann 49 Biermann, Felix, 49

Early Town Formation in the Northern Low Countries: Roman Heritage, Carolingian Impulses, and a New Take-Off in the Twelfth Century / Frans Theuws Theuws, Frans, Arnoud-Jan Bijsterveld Bijsterveld, Arnoud-Jan 87

London and the Thames Estuary in the Later Middle Ages: Economic and Environmental Change / James A. Galloway Galloway, James A. 119

Network of the Centres - Centres of the Networks? The Relations between 'Hanseatic' Medieval Towns and their Surroundings/Hinterlands / Ulrich Müller Müller, Ulrich 145

'Other Cities Have Citizens, London's are Called Barons': Connections between London and Essex during the Magna Carta Civil War (1215-17) / Tony K. Moore Moore, Tony K. 189

Castles, Towns, and Villages: An Archaeological and Historical Approach to Askanian Settlement Policy in Medieval Brandenburg / Christof Krauskopf Krauskopf, Christof 217

Noble Representation in an Urban Society: The Case of Holland in the Fifteenth Century / Antheun Janse Janse, Antheun 241

Urban Land Ownership and Rural Estates: The Case of Three Scandinavian Medieval Towns / Geir Atle Ersland Ersland, Geir Atle 265

Urban Elites and Traditional Lords in Brussels (Twelfth-Fourteenth Centuries): Opposition or Convergence? / Paulo Charruadas Charruadas, Paulo 287

Town and Countryside in Medieval Europe: Beyond the Divide / Peter Stabel Stabel, Peter 313.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

2503533876

9782503533872

OCLC:

895714138

Publisher Number:

99963740639