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UNINA9910462012903321 |
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Titolo |
Urban culture in medieval Wales / / edited by Helen Fulton |
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Cardiff : , : University of Wales Press, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-20124-5 |
0-7083-2352-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (352 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns, Medieval - Social aspects - Wales - History |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Acknowledgement""; ""Acknowledgement""; ""List of Maps, Figures and Tables""; ""List of Maps, Figures and Tables""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Notes on Contributors""; ""Introduction: The Impact of Urbanization in Medieval Wales""; ""Introduction: The Impact of Urbanization in Medieval Wales""; ""Who Were the Townsfolk of Medieval Wales?""; ""Who Were the Townsfolk of Medieval Wales?""; ""In Search of an Urban Identity: Aspects of Urban Society in Late Medieval Wales""; ""In Search of an Urban Identity: Aspects of Urban Society in Late Medieval Wales""; ""The Townscape, 1400�1600"" |
""The Townscape, 1400?1600""""Towns in Medieval Welsh Poetry""; ""Towns in Medieval Welsh Poetry""; ""Social Conflict in Welsh Towns c.1280�1530""; ""Social Conflict in Welsh Towns c.1280?1530""; ""Anglo-Welsh Towns of the Early Fourteenth Century: A Survey of Urban Origins, Property-Holding and Ethnicity""; ""Anglo-Welsh Towns of the Early Fourteenth Century: A Survey of Urban Origins, Property-Holding and Ethnicity""; ""The Townswomen of Wales: Singlewomen, Work and Service,c.1300�c.1550""; ""The Townswomen of Wales: Singlewomen, Work and Service,c.1300?c.1550"" |
""Castle and Town in Medieval Wales""""Castle and Town in Medieval Wales""; ""The City of Chester in Gruffudd ap Maredudd�s Awdl i�r Grog o Gaer""; ""The City of Chester in Gruffudd ap Maredudd?s Awdl i?r Grog o Gaer""; ""Fairs, Feast-Days and Carnival in Medieval Wales: Some Poetic Evidence""; ""Fairs, Feast-Days and Carnival in Medieval Wales: |
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Some Poetic Evidence""; ""Entertainment and Recreation in the Towns of Early Wales""; ""Entertainment and Recreation in the Towns of Early Wales""; ""The Welsh Diaspora in Early Tudor English Towns"" |
""The Welsh Diaspora in Early Tudor English Towns""""Select Bibliography""; ""Select Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection of twelve essays describes aspects of town life in medieval Wales, from the way people lived and worked to how they spent their leisure time. Drawing on evidence from historical records, archaeology and literature, twelve leading scholars outline the diversity of town life and urban identity in medieval Wales. While urban histories of Wales have charted the economic growth of towns in post-Norman Wales, much less has been written about the nature of urban culture in Wales. This book fills in some of the gaps about how people lived in towns and the kinds of cultural experience w |
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