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Knives and Scabbards

Knives and Scabbards

Cowgill, J.
Griffiths, N.
Neergaard, M. de

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Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, Book 1

Medieval & Renaissance HistoryArchaeology

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ISBN10: 1843833530
ISBN13: 9781843833536
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: Jun 26 2008
Pages: 184
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.50 Width: 7.40 Depth: 9.60
Language: English
Catalogue of knives and scabbards found in London excavations, with discussion of date, technology, decoration and function.

Knives were vital to medieval man for a whole range of uses, from the domestic to the wider social context: Anglo-Saxon pre-Christian burials bear silent witness to this dependence in the many cases where knives are found among the grave-goods. Forged and hafted with great skill, sometimes with elaborately decorated scabbards, knives are of intrinsic fascination, besides being indicators of the popular artistic tastes of the time.

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