Fifty Early Medieval Things

Materials of Culture in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Nonfiction, History, Medieval, Art & Architecture, Art History
Cover of the book Fifty Early Medieval Things by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti, Cornell University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti ISBN: 9781501730290
Publisher: Cornell University Press Publication: March 15, 2019
Imprint: Cornell University Press Language: English
Author: Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
ISBN: 9781501730290
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Publication: March 15, 2019
Imprint: Cornell University Press
Language: English

Fifty Early Medieval Things introduces readers to the material culture of late antique and early medieval Europe, north Africa, and western Asia. Ranging from Iran to Ireland and from Sweden to Tunisia, Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, and Paolo Squatriti present fifty objects—artifacts, structures, and archaeological features—created between the fourth and eleventh centuries, an ostensibly "Dark Age" whose cultural richness and complexity is often underappreciated. Each thing introduces important themes in the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic history of the postclassical era. Some of the things, like a simple ard (plow) unearthed in Germany, illustrate changing cultural and technological horizons in the immediate aftermath of Rome's collapse; others, like the Arabic coin found in a Viking burial mound, indicate the interconnectedness of cultures in this period. Objects such as the Book of Kells and the palace-city of Anjar in present-day Jordan represent significant artistic and cultural achievements; more quotidian items (a bone comb, an oil lamp, a handful of chestnuts) belong to the material culture of everyday life. In their thing-by-thing descriptions, the authors connect each object to both specific local conditions and to the broader influences that shaped the first millennium AD, and also explore their use in modern scholarly interpretations, with suggestions for further reading. Lavishly illustrated and engagingly written, Fifty Early Medieval Things demonstrates how to read objects in ways that make the distant past understandable and approachable.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Fifty Early Medieval Things introduces readers to the material culture of late antique and early medieval Europe, north Africa, and western Asia. Ranging from Iran to Ireland and from Sweden to Tunisia, Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, and Paolo Squatriti present fifty objects—artifacts, structures, and archaeological features—created between the fourth and eleventh centuries, an ostensibly "Dark Age" whose cultural richness and complexity is often underappreciated. Each thing introduces important themes in the social, political, cultural, religious, and economic history of the postclassical era. Some of the things, like a simple ard (plow) unearthed in Germany, illustrate changing cultural and technological horizons in the immediate aftermath of Rome's collapse; others, like the Arabic coin found in a Viking burial mound, indicate the interconnectedness of cultures in this period. Objects such as the Book of Kells and the palace-city of Anjar in present-day Jordan represent significant artistic and cultural achievements; more quotidian items (a bone comb, an oil lamp, a handful of chestnuts) belong to the material culture of everyday life. In their thing-by-thing descriptions, the authors connect each object to both specific local conditions and to the broader influences that shaped the first millennium AD, and also explore their use in modern scholarly interpretations, with suggestions for further reading. Lavishly illustrated and engagingly written, Fifty Early Medieval Things demonstrates how to read objects in ways that make the distant past understandable and approachable.

More books from Cornell University Press

Cover of the book Mirrors of the Economy by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Casualties of History by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Images from the Region of the Pueblo Indians of North America by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Strategic Adjustment and the Rise of China by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Paradigms for a Metaphorology by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Divided Highways by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Violence as a Generative Force by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Constructive Illusions by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Informal Workers and Collective Action by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book She Was One of Us by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Revolutionary Acts by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book The Specter of "the People" by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book The French Idea of History by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book The Ethics of Criticism by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
Cover of the book Sacred Folly by Deborah Deliyannis, Hendrik Dey, Paolo Squatriti
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy