Glastonbury Abbey: archaeological investigations 1904–79 / Roberta Gilchrist, FSA, and Cheryl Green ; with contributions from John Allan, FSA, Ron Baxter, FSA, Stuart Black, Paul Courtney, FSA, C Pamela Graves, FSA,Jane Harcourt, Elizabeth Gardner, Jerry Sampson, FSA, Claire Stephens, Hugh Willmott, FSA, and Kate Welham

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilchrist, Roberta, author.

Green, Cheryl, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glastonbury Abbey.

Glastonbury (England)--Antiquities.

Glastonbury (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (520 pages)

Place of Publication:

London: Society of Antiquaries of London, 2015

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

This is a comprehensive study of the archaeological archives and artefact collections of Glastonbury Abbey, together with a new geophysical survey of the site. It analyses thirty-six seasons of archaeological excavation directed by such iconic figures as Sir William St John Hope, Sir Charles Peers, Sir Alfred Clapham and Dr Courtenay Arthur Ralegh Radford, and reveals new insights into the abbey’s origins and historical development. Previous interpretations are challenged and new evidence is presented for the Saxon and later medieval phases of the abbey, including an important complex of early glass-working furnaces, dated c 700. The study reveals, for the first time, archaeological evidence for the Norman and later medieval monastic ranges and the luxurious abbot’s hall and court.

Notes:

CC BY-NC-ND

OCLC:

1030816192