• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Medieval floor tiles of northern England : pattern and purpose : production between the 13th and 16th centuries
  • Contains: 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.
  • Contributor: Stopford, Jennie [Author]
  • Published: Oxford: Oxbow, 2005
  • Published in: English Heritage
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 393 pages); illustrations (some color), maps
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9781789254402; 178925440X
  • Keywords: To 1500 ; Tiles England, Northern History To 1500 ; Flooring, Tile ; Pavements, Tile ; Carrelages ; tile flooring (flooring) ; Tiles ; Tegels ; Vloeren ; Productie ; Vormgeving ; Gebruik ; Kloostergebouwen ; ART / History / Medieval ; History ; Northern England
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  • Footnote: Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Access State: Restricted Access | Information to licenced electronic resources of the SLUB