Animals and Animal Lore in Anglo-Saxon England
Author : Eleanor Kellogg
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Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 1931
Category : Animals in literature
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Author : Eleanor Kellogg
Publisher :
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,43 MB
Release : 1931
Category : Animals in literature
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Author : Emma Phipson
Publisher :
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 1883
Category : Animals
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Page : 268 pages
File Size : 46,51 MB
Release : 1914
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These vols. contain the same material as the early vols. of Social sciences & humanities index.
Author : George Speake
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 16,12 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Art
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Author : Public Library of New South Wales
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Page : 290 pages
File Size : 35,56 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Cataloging
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Author : Matilda Holmes
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,54 MB
Release : 2014
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In this book an analysis of over 300 animal bone assemblages from English Saxon and Scandinavian sites is presented. The data set is summarised in extensive tables for use as comparanda for future archaeozoological studies. Animals in Saxon and Scandinavian England takes as its core four broad areas of analysis. The first is an investigation of the diet of the population, and how food was used to establish social boundaries. Increasingly diverse diets are recognised, with high-status populations distinguishing themselves from other social sectors through the way food was redistributed and the diversity of taxa consumed. Secondly, the role of animals in the economy is considered, looking at how animal husbandry feeds into underlying modes of production throughout the Saxon period. From the largely self-sufficient early Saxon phase animal husbandry becomes more specialised to supply increasingly urban settlements. The ensuing third deliberation takes into account the foodways and interactions between producer and consumer sites, considering the distribution of food and raw materials between farm, table and craft worker. Fundamental changes in the nature of the Saxon economy distinguish a move away from food renders in the middle Saxon phase to market-based provisioning; opening the way for greater autonomy of supply and demand. Finally, the role of wics and burhs as centres of production is investigated, particularly the organisation of manufacture and provisioning with raw materials.
Author : Thomas Jackson Peart
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Page : 394 pages
File Size : 21,63 MB
Release : 1955
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Author : Tim Flight
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 45,47 MB
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1789144345
An eye-opening, engrossing look at the central role of monsters in the Anglo-Saxon worldview—now in paperback. This book addresses a simple question: why were the Anglo-Saxons obsessed with monsters, many of which did not exist? Drawing on literature and art, theology, and a wealth of firsthand evidence, Basilisks and Beowulf reveals a people huddled at the edge of the known map, using the fantastic and the grotesque as a way of understanding the world around them and their place within it. For the Anglo-Saxons, monsters helped to distinguish the sacred and the profane; they carried God’s message to mankind, exposing His divine hand in creation itself. At the same time, monsters were agents of disorder, seeking to kill people, conquer their lands, and even challenge what it meant to be human. Learning about where monsters lived and how they behaved allowed the Anglo-Saxons to situate themselves in the world, as well as to apprehend something of the divine plan. It is for these reasons that monsters were at the very center of their worldview. From map monsters to demons, dragons to Leviathan, we neglect these beasts at our peril.
Author : T. F. Rhiselton Dyer
Publisher : READ BOOKS
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 33,63 MB
Release : 2010-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781445521275
The English countryside was full of customs and superstitions relating to the animals that were seen in every day life. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Page : 872 pages
File Size : 25,88 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Humanities
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