The elite household in England, 1100-1550 : proceedings of the 2016 Harlaxton Symposium
- Submitting institution
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University of Southampton
- Unit of assessment
- 28 - History
- Output identifier
- 67492824
- Type
- B - Edited book
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- Publisher
- Shaun Tyas
- ISBN
- 9781907730641
- Open access status
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- Month of publication
- July
- Year of publication
- 2018
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This volume arises from the Harlaxton Medieval Conference held in 2016. The academic programme was organised by Woolgar: the theme is one on which he has worked over many years, and the event was organised to take account of nearly 20 years of work in the field, following the publication of his The Great Household in Late Medieval England. He selected the 21 papers from the conference to be developed into full length essays, with one further contribution. His contribution to the volume overall was a short introduction (1650 words) and a chapter on ‘Heirlooms and the great household’ (12,500 words) - about 6% of the total volume – all the editorial work, on a volume of approximately 250,000 words, the compilation of the indexes, and seeing the volume through the press.
The contributors all had a common theme related to the great household, discussed with them before the conference, and then over the four days of the event in 2016. Individuals conducted their own separate research, primarily historical, based on original research on archival and printed materials, but with some archaeological papers. Woolgar’s own chapter was based on extensive archival work on the manuscript registers of the archbishops of Canterbury in Lambeth Palace Library. Insights from the volume include the range and diversity of great household practice, centred on it as a base for politics; its impact on the literary world, including its role in the production of manuscripts, as well its representation in literature; themes related to education, sacred and secular music in the household, and the households of women; and the world of household goods.
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