![]() It can be solitary work, or a complex endeavour combining the skills of many specialists. It ranges from the fashioning of everyday objects in a household setting, to the exclusive work of skilled artisans, or workshop-based specialisation in a single material or product. The practice of crafts is a central element of human experience. From bronze-casting to non-ferrous metalworking: complexity, choices and cooperation in urban Scandinavian Viking-Age workshops���������231 Unn Pedersen 1 2. ![]() ![]() ![]() The archaeology of blacksmithing and the rise of urbanism in England and northern Europe c. Combmaking in southern and eastern Scandinavia and the Baltic region (c. Textile networks in Viking-Age towns of Britain and Ireland������������������������������ 83 Penelope Walton Rogers II 6. The emergence of professional pottery production: York, a case study������������� 59 Ailsa Mainman 5. © Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo/Erik Irgens Johnsen.Ĭontents 1. Right: Non-ferrous metalworking tools from Kaupang. Back cover: Left: Examples of 10th century glazed wares from York © York Archaeological Trust. The decorated tuyère/forgestone is based on the Snaptun stone, Denmark © Moesgaard Fotolab. For a complete list of Oxbow titles, please contact: UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Oxbow Books Oxbow Books Telephone (01865) 241249 Telephone (610) 853-9131, Fax (610) 853-9146 Email: Email: Oxbow Books is part of the Casemate Group Front cover: z ‘Viking-Age’ metalworking hearth in action. Printed in the United Kingdom by Short Run Press Typeset in India for Casemate Publishing Services. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission from the publisher in writing. Published in the United Kingdom in 2020 by OXBOW BOOKS The Old Music Hall, 106–108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JE and in the United States by OXBOW BOOKS 1950 Lawrence Road, Havertown, PA 19083 © Oxbow Books and the individual contributors 2020 Paperback Edition: ISBN 978-1-78925-160-9 Digital Edition: ISBN 978-1-78925-161-6 (ePub) A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2019952471 All rights reserved. Non-ferrous metalworking networks in Scandinavian-influenced towns of Britain and Ireland: Penelope Walton RogersĬrafts and Social Networks in Viking Towns From bronze-casting to non-ferrous metalworking: complexity, choices and cooperation in urban Scandinavian Viking-Age workshops: Unn Pedersenġ2. Collaboration and expert knowledge: Steven P. A history of combmaking: biographies of innovation in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia: Steven P. Textile networks in Viking-Age towns of Britain and Ireland: Penelope Walton RogersĦ. The emergence of professional pottery production: York, a case study: Ailsa Mainmanĥ. Between domestic circles and urban networks: Steven P. Craft: some pragmatic notes on the study of craft production and craftspeople in early medieval northern Europe: Johan Callmerģ.
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