The Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World

by Gale R. Owen-Crocker

Book Overview

This illustrated book introduces serious students of Anglo-Saxon culture to selected aspects of the realities of Anglo-Saxon life through reference to artefacts and textual sources. Everyday practices and processes are investigated, such as the exploitation of animals for clothing, meat, cheese and parchment; ships for travel, trade and transport; manufacturing processes of metalwork; textiles for dress and furnishing and the practicalities of living...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859898806
• ISBN13: 9780859898805
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 398 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.7"