Overview
The relics of medieval knights' manors still shape the landscape of Poland today. The anonymous hills contain the remnants of wooden buildings, sometimes ones of stone or brick, as well as numerous tiny artifacts, the trace of the households of the past. Called ""grodziska stozkowate"" (motte), unlike the region's castles they are not so often visited, but more often destroyed. This book depicts the architecture and daily life of a medieval knight's manor based on the findings of archaeological excavations carried on for half a century, supplemented by written sources. It describes buildings, household items, and the tools used by the people of the past, allowing for a clearer understanding of the lives of medieval knights and their family.
Full Product Details
Author: Anna Marciniak–kajze
Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Imprint: Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Dimensions:
Width: 17.10cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.30cm
Weight: 0.328kg
ISBN: 9788323339212
ISBN 10: 832333921
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 02 June 2017
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The author uses a wide source base to present many original hypotheses regarding the functioning of Polish medieval knights' manors, which she rightly considers to lack analogies in other parts of Europe. Translated into English, the publication undoubtedly will gain much value. The results of recent studies on medieval manors in Poland hardly ever have been made available for foreign specialists.--Stanislaw Kolodziejski
The author uses a wide source base to present many original hypotheses regarding the functioning of Polish medieval knights' manors, which she rightly considers to lack analogies in other parts of Europe. Translated into English, the publication undoubtedly will gain much value. The results of recent studies on medieval manors in Poland hardly ever have been made available for foreign specialists.--Stanislaw Kolodziejski The author uses a wide source base to present many original hypotheses regarding the functioning of Polish medieval knights' manors, which she rightly considers to lack analogies in other parts of Europe. Translated into English, the publication undoubtedly will gain much value. The results of recent studies on medieval manors in Poland hardly ever have been made available for foreign specialists. --Stanislaw Kolodziejski The author uses a wide source base to present many original hypotheses regarding the functioning of Polish medieval knights' manors, which she rightly considers to lack analogies in other parts of Europe. Translated into English, the publication undoubtedly will gain much value. The results of recent studies on medieval manors in Poland hardly ever have been made available for foreign specialists.--Stanislaw Kolodziejski
Author Information
Anna Marciniak-Kajzer is the head of the department of historical archaeology and weaponry at the Institute of Archaeology, University of Lodz. Her interests include material culture in the Middle Ages, especially medieval fortification in excavated strongholds, castles, and manor houses.
