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Archaeology on Medieval Knights` Manor Houses in Poland
Anna Marciniak-Kajze
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Description for Archaeology on Medieval Knights` Manor Houses in Poland
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HDDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
The relics of medieval knights' manors still shape the landscape of Poland today. The anonymous hills contain the remnants of wooden buildings, sometimes ones of stone or brick, as well as numerous tiny artifacts, the trace of the households of the past. Called grodziska stozkowate (motte), unlike the region's castles they are not so often visited, but more often destroyed. This book depicts the architecture and daily life of a medieval knight's manor based on the findings of archaeological excavations carried on for half a century, supplemented by written sources. It describes buildings, household items, and the tools ... Read more
The relics of medieval knights' manors still shape the landscape of Poland today. The anonymous hills contain the remnants of wooden buildings, sometimes ones of stone or brick, as well as numerous tiny artifacts, the trace of the households of the past. Called grodziska stozkowate (motte), unlike the region's castles they are not so often visited, but more often destroyed. This book depicts the architecture and daily life of a medieval knight's manor based on the findings of archaeological excavations carried on for half a century, supplemented by written sources. It describes buildings, household items, and the tools ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Krakow, Poland
ISBN
9788323339212
SKU
V9788323339212
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About Anna Marciniak-Kajze
Anna Marciniak-Kajzer is the head of the department of historical archaeology and weaponry at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Lodz. Her interests include material culture in the Middle Ages, especially medieval fortification in excavated strongholds, castles, and manor houses.
Reviews for Archaeology on Medieval Knights` Manor Houses in Poland
The author uses a wide source base to present many original hypotheses regarding the functioning of Polish medieval knights' manors, which she rightly considers to lack analogies in other parts of Europe. Translated into English, the publication undoubtedly will gain much value. The results of recent studies on medieval manors in Poland hardly ever have been made available for foreign ... Read more