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Clark, John (ed.), The Medieval Horse and Its Equipment (c. 1150-c. 1450), principal illustrators: Nigel Harriss and Susan Mitford, Londres, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office (HMSO) - Museum of London (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, 5), 1995, xii + 185 pp., il.
- Resum
- Whether knight's charger or beast of burden, horses played a vital role in medieval life. The wealth of medieval finds excavated in London in recent years has, not surprisingly, included many objects associated with horses. This catalogue illustrates and discusses over four hundred such objects, among them harness, horseshoes, spurs and curry combs, from the utilitarian to highly decorative pieces. London served by horse traffic comes vividly in view. The introductory chapter draws on historical as well as archaeological sources to consider the role of the horse in medieval London. It looks at the price of horses and the costs of maintaining them, the hiring of 'hackneys' for riding, the use of carts in and around London, and the work of the 'marshal' or farrier. It discusses the evidence for the size of medieval horses and includes a survey of finds of medieval horse skeletons from London. It answers the key questions, how large a 'Great Horse' was, and why it took three horses to pull a cart. A new introduction to this edition provides an update on research and a supplementary bibliography. This is a basic work of reference for archaeologists and those studying medieval artefacts, and absorbing reading for everyone interested in the history of the horse and its use by humankind.
Contents
- 1a Introduction: horses and horsemen in medieval London [with contributions by Brian Spencer and D James Rackham] - John Clark
- 1b Introduction: horses and horsemen in medieval London [with John Clark and D James Rackham]- Brian Spencer
- 1c Introduction: horses and horsemen in medieval London [with John Clark and Brian Spencer] - James Rackham
- 2 The excavations - Angela Wardle
- 3a Harness fittings [with Geoff Egan and Nick Griffiths] - John Clark
- 3b Harness fittings [with John Clark and Nick Griffiths] - Geoff Egan
- 3c Harness fittings [with John Clark and Geoff Egan] - Nick A Griffiths
- 4 Horseshoes - John Clark
- 5a Spurs and spur fittings [with contributions by Geoff Egan] - Blanche M A Ellis
- 5b Spurs and spur fittings [with Blanch M A Ellis] - Geoff Egan
- 6 Curry combs - John Clark
- 7 Appendix: skeletal evidence of medieval horses from London sites - James Rackham
- Matèries
- Història de la veterinària
Veterinària - Menescalia
Arqueologia
- Notes
- Reimpr.: Woodbridge - Rochester, NY, Boydell Press, 2004.
Fitxa de l'editor: http://www.boydell.co.uk/43830973.HTM 
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