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Beyond the Medieval Village: The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain (Medieval History and Archaeology)
Stephen Rippon
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Description for Beyond the Medieval Village: The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain (Medieval History and Archaeology)
Paperback. Stephen Rippon explores the origins of regional variations in the character of the landscape of southern Britain, arguing that while some landscapes date back to the centuries either side of the Norman Conquest, other areas across southern Britain underwent a profound change around the 8th century AD. Series: Medieval History and Archaeology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 67 line illustrations, 19 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
The varied character of Britain's countryside provides communities with a strong sense of local identity. One of the most significant features of the landscape in Southern Britain is the way that its character differs from region to region, with compact villages in the Midlands contrasting with the sprawling hamlets of East Anglia and isolated farmsteads of Devon. Even more remarkable is the very 'English' feel of the landscape in southern Pembrokeshire, in the far south west of Wales. Hoskins described the English landscape as 'the richest historical record we possess', and in this volume Stephen Rippon explores the ... Read more
The varied character of Britain's countryside provides communities with a strong sense of local identity. One of the most significant features of the landscape in Southern Britain is the way that its character differs from region to region, with compact villages in the Midlands contrasting with the sprawling hamlets of East Anglia and isolated farmsteads of Devon. Even more remarkable is the very 'English' feel of the landscape in southern Pembrokeshire, in the far south west of Wales. Hoskins described the English landscape as 'the richest historical record we possess', and in this volume Stephen Rippon explores the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Medieval History and Archaeology
Condition
New
Weight
616 g
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198723165
SKU
V9780198723165
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About Stephen Rippon
Dr Stephen Rippon studied archaeology at the University of Reading, where he was awarded his PhD on 'Landscape Evolution and Wetland Reclamation Around the Severn Estuary'. He went on to become a British Academy Research Fellow, and then a lecturer in archaeology (now Reader in Landscape Archaeology) at the University of Exeter. His research interests include the transformation of wetland ... Read more
Reviews for Beyond the Medieval Village: The Diversification of Landscape Character in Southern Britain (Medieval History and Archaeology)
Essential reading for all of those engaged in studying the development of the early medieval landscape.
Norfolk Archaeology
brings together much new information and Rippon is to be congratulated for assembling it, very often from less accessible sources ... Certainly his interpretations of some of the data will excite discussion. One can only hope for more similar studies. ... Read more
Norfolk Archaeology
brings together much new information and Rippon is to be congratulated for assembling it, very often from less accessible sources ... Certainly his interpretations of some of the data will excite discussion. One can only hope for more similar studies. ... Read more