Material Culture of Daily Living in the Anglo-Saxon World

This book introduces students of Anglo-Saxon culture to selected aspects of the realities of Anglo-Saxon life through reference to artefacts and textual sources. Everyday practices and processes are investigated, such as the exploitation of animals for clothing, meat, cheese and parchment; ships for travel, trade and transport; manufacturing processes of metalwork; textiles for dress and furnishing and the practicalities of living with illness or disability. The essays show how an understanding of the material culture of the daily Anglo-Saxon world can inform reading and scholarship in Anglo-Saxon studies. Scholarly and practical material presented inform one another, making the book accessible to any reader seriously interested in England in the early Middle Ages. The contributors are: David Hill, C P Biggam, Katrin Thier, Christopher Grocock, Esther Cameron, Quita Mould, Ian Riddler, Nicola Trzaska-Nartowski, Christina Lee, David Hinton, Michael Lewis, Andrew Richardson, David Williams, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Michael Pinder, Win Stephens and, of course, the editors.