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Mudlark'd : Hidden Histories from the River Thames /
A captivating history of London as told through objects recovered from the muddy banks of the Thames and the lives of the people who owned themMudlark'd combines insights from two hundred rare objects discovered on the foreshore of the River Thames with a wealth of breathtaking illustrations to...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2022.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover
- Contents
- An Introduction to Mudlarking
- 1. Enslaved People & Immigrants
- Ornatrices-The enslaved hairdressers of the Roman Empire, revealed by a pin.
- Hanse-The merchants who supplied Tudor England, revealed by a ring.
- Strangers-The refugees who helped transform England's economy, revealed by lead seals.
- Black Georgians-London's eighteenth century Black residents, revealed by a glass tube.
- Lascars-The Indian seamen who manned British ships, revealed by a coin.
- 2. Criminals
- Cunning-Folk-The fight against witchcraft, revealed by a pottery fragment.
- Coiners-The forgers transported to Australia, revealed by counterfeit coins.
- 3. Intimates.
- Sex Workers-Prostitution in early modern London, revealed by a candlestick.
- Courting Couples-The early modern journey to marriage, revealed by a cufflink.
- 4. Believers.
- Pilgrims-Medieval religious travellers, revealed by an ampulla.
- Printers-The Arts and Crafts movement, revealed by pieces of type.
- Fascists-Britain's first fascist organization, revealed by a badge.
- 5. Entertainers
- Street Musicians-London's sonic culture wars, revealed by a Jew's harp.
- Indigenous North Americans-Native travellers and performance, revealed by beads.
- Parachutists-The aerial entertainers of the Edwardian age, revealed by a clay pipe.
- 6. Queer Folk.
- Romans-The men of antiquity who had sex with men, revealed by a coin.
- Mollies & Macaronis-Queerness in Georgian London, revealed by lead tokens.
- Cross-Dressing Women-The emergence of a lesbian identity, revealed by a button.
- 7. Addicts.
- Smokers-Consumers of a new intoxicant, revealed by clay tobacco pipes.
- Gamesters-Gambling addicts of Georgian London, revealed by a die.
- Gin Drinkers-Imbibers of London's spirit, revealed by a bottleneck.
- 8. Traders.
- Mountebanks & Dentists-The evolution of oral care, revealed by a tooth.
- Quacks-Georgian medical entrepreneurs, revealed by a medicine bottle.
- Costermongers-Victorian London's street sellers, revealed by a token.
- 9. Fighters.
- Forgotten Heroes of the Crimea-War with Russia, revealed by a clay pipe.
- Auxiliary Firefighters-Extinguishing the Blitz, revealed by a button.
- The Red Army-Creating killers in the Second World War, revealed by a round of ammunition.
- A Mudlarking Primer
- Endnotes
- Further Reading
- Sources of Illustrations
- Index
- Acknowledgments