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Waterways and canal-building in medieval England /

A study of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman canals and waterways, this book is based on evidence surrounding the nature of water transport in the period. A collection of essays, this study unearths this neglected but important aspect of medieval engineering and economic growth.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Blair, John, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Colección:Medieval history and archaeology.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Barrier or unifying feature? Defining the nature of early medieval water transport in the north-west / Fiona Edmonds
  • Uses of waterways in Anglo-Saxon England / Della Hooke
  • The place-name evidence for water transport in early medieval England / Ann Cole
  • Hythes, small ports, and other landing places in later medieval England / Mark Gardiner
  • The efficiency of inland water transport in medieval England / John Langdon
  • Identifying human modification of river channels / Ed Rhodes
  • Canal construction in the early Middle Ages : an introductory review / James Bond
  • Waterways and water transport on reclaimed coastal marshlands : the Somerset levels and beyond / Stephen Rippon
  • The water roads of Somerset / Charles and Nancy Hollinrake
  • Glastonbury's Anglo-Saxon canal and Dunstan's Dyke / Charles and Nancy Hollinrake
  • Early water management on the lower River Itchen in Hampshire / Christopher K. Currie
  • Transport and canal-building on the upper Thames, 1000-1300 / John Blair.