0,00 € incl. VAT (EU buyers)
You have no items in your shopping cart.
Book ID: 110270
Bintley, Michael D. J. and Michael G. Shapland (eds.)

Trees and Timber in the Anglo - Saxon World. 2020. (Medieval History and Archaeology). 39 figs. 272 p. Paper bd.

Trees were of fundamental importance in Anglo-Saxon society. Anglo-Saxons dwelt in timber houses, relied on woodland as an economic resource, and created a material culture of wood which was at least as meaningfully-imbued, and vastly more prevalent, than the sculpture and metalwork with which we associate them today. Trees held a central place in Anglo-Saxon belief systems, which carried into the Christian period, not least in the figure of the cross itself. Despite this, the transience of trees and timber in comparison to metal and stone has meant that the subject has received comparatively little attention from scholars.

Trees and Timber in the Anglo-Saxon World constitutes the very first collection of essays written about the role of trees in early medieval England, bringing together established specialists and new voices to present an interdisciplinary insight into the complex relationship between the early English and their woodlands. The woodlands of England were not only deeply rooted in every aspect of Anglo-Saxon material culture - as a source of heat and light, food and drink, and wood and timber for the construction of tools, weapons, and materials - but also in their spiritual life, symbolic vocabulary, and sense of connection to their beliefs and heritage. These essays do not merely focus on practicalities, such as carpentry techniques and the extent of woodland coverage, but rather explore the place of trees and timber in the intellectual lives of the early medieval inhabitants of England, using evidence from archaeology, place-names, landscapes, and written sources
Author Bintley, Michael D. J. and Michael G. Shapland (eds.)
Article type Titel
Author Bintley, Michael D. J. and Michael G. Shapland (eds.)
Manufacturer Oxford University Press Acc.:3230/6034 0000 North Kettering Business Park
Price excl. VAT 53,00
US price excl. VAT 58,3
EAN 9780198855514
ISBN 9780198855514
Current subscription price Nein
Pitchman info Nein
 
56,71 € incl. VAT (EU buyers) *
53,00 € excl. VAT (Other buyers)
(58,30 US$)
Shipping extra
* VAT is not applicable to customers with a European VAT-ID.
Product tags