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Medieval floor tiles of northern England : pattern and purpose : production between the 13th and 16th centuries /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Stopford, J. (Jennie)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Oxbow, 2005.
Series:English Heritage.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronological Survey
  • Study of medieval tiles in northern England
  • The archive
  • A view of the world. Plain Mosaic floor tiles and the Cistercians, c.1220-1270
  • The context for Plain Mosaic floors
  • Building works, links between tilers and masons
  • Stylistic parallels and symbolism
  • The organisation of manufacture and extent of mobility
  • The scale of manufacture
  • A seigneurial mode of production in the monastic domain
  • Plain Mosaic and the Cistercians
  • Regional relationships
  • Reorganisation of production and changes in design, c.1300
  • The Inlaid and Usefleet tile groups
  • Continuity in 13th-century techniques and organisation
  • Traditional design and use of Inlaid and Usefleet tiles
  • Patronage
  • Demise of the Inlaid and Usefleet workshops
  • The Decorated Mosaic tile group
  • Sequence and location of production
  • Continuity with 13th-century pavement layout and symbolism
  • Tiled inscriptions at monastic sites
  • New consumers and marketing strategies
  • Technology and innovation
  • Economical use of resources
  • Decorated Mosaic production and links with other regions
  • Competition
  • Long distance supply and personalised designs, c.1350
  • Cessation of floor tile manufacture in the north, c.1325
  • Location of manufacture of the Nottinghamshire tile group
  • Restricted distribution of the Nottinghamshire tile group
  • New features of the Nottinghamshire tiles
  • Heraldry on floor tiles at northern manor houses
  • Heraldic tiles at some other sites
  • Long distance production of personalised designs.