| Medieval Floor Tiles Of Northern England: Pattern And Purpose: Production Between The 13th And 16th Centuries | 
 enlarge | Author: J. Stopford
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2293305
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 393
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.3 x 1.2
ISBN: 1842171429
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.6094270902
EAN: 9781842171424
Publication Date: August 30, 2005
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Product Description
This study of the design, manufacture and use of medieval floor tiles shows the long-lasting influence achieved in the north of England, especially by the Cistercian monasteries. It serves to demonstrate how these monastic houses made use of the resources and contacts available to them. The study focuses on one of the richest medieval floor tile assemblages in the world, with material from 118 sites. Over 500 different designs and 60 mosaic arrangements have been identified. Jennie Stopford examines the monastic influence on northern England's manufacture and use of floor tiles. Split into three sections - Chronological Survey, The Tile Groups, and The Sites and Collections - this in-depth study covers an immense body of work. Contents include: a view of the world - plain mosaic floor tiles and the Cistercians, c.1230-1270; long distance supply and personalised designs, c.1350; standardisation - plain-glazed tiles; the plain tile mosaic group, c.1220-1270; inferior quality plain mosaic, later 13th century; the decorated mosaic tile group, c.1300; parallels to the decorated mosaic tile group, possibly c.1300; the Nottinghamshire tile group, c.1325-1365; fourteenth-century copies; the plain-glazed tile groups; small assemblages dating from the 14th or 15th centuries; the Transpennine tile group, later 15th century; the Huby/Percy tile group, c.1500.
Table of Contents
Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Summary; Resume; Zusammenfassung; Section 1: Chronological survey: Introduction; A view of the world - plain mosaic floor tiles and the Cistercians, c.1220-1270; Reorganisation of production and changes in design, c.1300; Long distance supply and personalised designs, c.1350; Standardisation - plain-glazed tiles; Revival in decoration and home production, c.1450; Floor tile usage in the late Middle Ages; Conclusions. Section 2: The tile groups: Introduction to the tile groups and the recording methodology; The plain mosaic tile group, c.1220-1270; Inferior quality plain mosaic, later 13th century; The inlaid tile group, mid or later 13th century; The usefleet tile group, c.1300; The decorated mosaic tile group, c.1300; Parallels to the decorated mosaic tile group, possibly c.1300; Line impressed mosaics from the north west, possibly earlier 14th century; Various mosaics at Holm Cultram Abbey, date unknown; The Nottinghamshire tile group, c.! 1325-1365; Fourteenth-century copies; The plain-glazed tile goups; Small assemblages dating from the 14th or 15th centuries; The Transpennine tile group, later 15th century; The Huby/Percy tile group, c.1500; Small assemblages dating from the 15th/early 16th centuries; Small undated asemblages and unallocated tiles. Section 3: The sites and collections: History of the sites and collections; The site gazetteer; Appendix 1: The analysis of medieval mosaic and other floor tiles from Yorkshire by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (by M J Hughes); Appendix 2: Concordance of numbering series; Bibliography; Index.
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