Gold and gilt, pots and pins : possessions and people in medieval Britain

Summary: In this highly illustrated book, David Hinton looks at what possessions meant to people at every level of society in Britain in the middle ages, from elaborate gold jewellery to clay pots, and provides a fascinating window into the society of the middle ages. Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins is about things worn and used in Britain throughout the Middle Ages, from the great treasure hoards that mark the end of the Roman Empire to the new expressions of ideas promoted by the. Renaissance and Reformation. - ;In medieval Britain people wore jewellery made of gold if they were rich, of base metal if t.

Record details

ISBN: 0199264538
ISBN: 9780199264537
ISBN: 9780191532627
ISBN: 1435610032
ISBN: 9781435610033
ISBN: 0191532622
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xi, 439 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps
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Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-428) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	List of Colour Plates; List of Figures; Introduction; 1. Adapting to Life Without the Legions; 2. Expressions of the Elites; 3. Kings and Christianity; 4. Alfred et al.; 5. An Epoch of New Dynasties; 6. Feudal Modes; 7. Material Culture and Social Display; 8. The Wars and the Posies; Envoi; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.