Technology and Resource Use in Medieval Europe: Cathedrals, Mills and Mines - Hardcover

Wolfe, Michael; Smith, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0860786706 ISBN 13: 9780860786702

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

The 10 essays here are the result of a conference devoted to the study of medieval technology in April 1995. Taken together, they aim to help dispel the common misconception that medieval people somehow had to toil in a world bereft of technical innovation and ingenuity. The authors of the papers, all experts in their fields, show the Middle Ages not only to be a time of considerable technological development, but also the ways in which the technologies of building construction, manufacture and metallurgy were shaped by broader forces of culture, social identity, political ambition and the local environment.

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Review

'A valuable feature of several of these studies is their emphasis on the relations between different craft traditions, and on their symbiosis with the natural environment.' Economic History Review, Vol. LII, No. 1

Synopsis

The ten essays in this work are a result of a conference devoted to the study of medieval technology in April 1995. Taken together, they seek to dispel the public misinterpretation that medieval people somehow had to toil in a world bereft of technical innovation and ingenuity. The authors of the papers show the Middle Ages not only to be a time of considerable technological development, but also the ways in which the technologies of building construction, manufacture and metallurgy were shaped by broader forces of culture, social identity, political ambition and the local environment.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0860786706
• ISBN 13: 9780860786702
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224