Waterways and canal-building in medieval England / edited by John Blair.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blair, John, 1955-

Series:

Medieval history and archaeology.

Medieval history and archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Waterways--England--History--To 1500.

Waterways.

Canals--England--Design and construction--History--To 1500.

Canals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 315 p. : ill., maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

The first study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman canals and waterways, this book is based on new evidence surrounding the nature of water transport in the period. A collection of essays from economic historians, geographers, geomorphologists, archaeologists, and place-name scholars, this study unearths this neglected but important aspect of medieval engineering and economic growth. Its new perspective broadens our understanding of the economy, landscape, settlementpatterns, and inter-regional contacts of medieval England.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Figures

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

PART I: WATERWAYS, GEOGRAPHY, AND ECONOMY

1. Barrier or Unifying Feature? Defining the Nature of Early Medieval Water Transport in the North-West

2. Uses of Waterways in Anglo-Saxon England

3. The Place-Name Evidence for Water Transport in Early Medieval England

4. Hythes, Small Ports, and Other Landing Places in Later Medieval England

5. The Efficiency of Inland Water Transport in Medieval England

PART II: IMPROVED WATERWAYS AND CANALS

6. Identifying Human Modification of River Channels

7. Canal Construction in the Early Middle Ages: An Introductory Review

8. Waterways and Water Transport on Reclaimed Coastal Marshlands: The Somerset Levels and Beyond

9. The Water Roads of Somerset

10. Glastonbury's Anglo-Saxon Canal and Dunstan's Dyke

11. Early Water Management on the Lower River Itchen in Hampshire

12. Transport and Canal-Building on the Upper Thames, 1000-1300

Glossary

Select Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

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I

J

K

L

M

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O

P

Q

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T

U

V

W

X

Y.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-301) and index.

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ISBN:

9780191527159

0191527157

OCLC:

476246726