Building Anglo-Saxon England

1. Verfasser: Blair, John, 1955- , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Umfang/Format: xxiv, 471 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 29 cm.
Schlagworte:
iDAI.gazetteer: Großbritannien
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Exploring Anglo-Saxon landscapes
  • Defining Anglo-Saxon landscapes
  • Landscapes of the mind: the built environment in the Anglo-Saxon consciousness
  • Landscapes of power and wealth
  • The construction of settlement: rural and commercial spaces
  • Landscape organisation and economy in the Mercian Age
  • Defence, industry, and commerce: from central clusters to complex centres
  • Rural settlements and the 'Making of the English village'
  • Growth and reconstruction: the human landscape remodelled
  • Free farmers and emergent lords: towards the manorial landscape
  • The eleventh century: a new built environment communications
  • Conclusion.