Planning in the early medieval landscape / John Blair, Stephen Rippon and Christopher Smart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blair, John, 1955- author.

Rippon, Stephen, 1968- author.

Smart, Chris (Archaeologist), author.

Series:

Exeter studies in medieval Europe

Exeter studies in medieval Europe: history, society and the arts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--England--History--To 1500.

Land use, Rural.

Land settlement--England--History--To 1500.

Land settlement.

City planning--England--History--To 1500.

City planning.

Surveying--England--History--To 1500.

Surveying.

Civilization, Anglo-Saxon.

Anglo-Saxons.

Landscape archaeology.

Archaeology, Medieval.

History.

Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066.

Great Britain.

England--Antiquities.

England.

Antiquities.

Archaeology, Medieval--England.

Landscape archaeology--England.

Excavations (Archaeology)--England.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 351 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2020.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction

2. Early medieval settlements and field systems

3. Identifying planning in the early medieval landscape

4. Planning technologies in post-Roman Europe and their impact on English practice

5. Higher-status settlements in England, c.600-1050

6. Rural settlements in England, c.600-1050

7. Conclusions

Appendices

A. Perches, postholes and grids / Wilfrid S. Kendall

B. The combined use of grids and the square root of two / Eric Fernie

C. Catalogue of grid-planned sites.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

178962116X

9781789621167

OCLC:

1119751200