57,222 research outputs found
A gazetteer and summary of French pottery imported into Scotland c. 1150 to c. 1650 a ceramic contribution to Scotland's economic history Ceramic Resource Disc 3
No full textThe proposal for a series of published inventories, by countries, of all the imported medieval and post medieval pottery recovered from excavations and field walking in Scotland, was advanced on the final day of the Medieval Pottery Research Group’s conference held in Edinburgh in May 2001. Taking on the roll of creating a gazetteer and catalogue of French pottery in Scotland, it was the authors aim to build on the pioneering work of John Hurst and other medieval ceramicists and in the process make a contribution to the ongoing research on identifiable medieval and post-medieval ceramics traded around the North and Irish Sea
The spiral stair or vice: Its origins, role and meaning in medieval stone castles
No full textThis thesis addresses a neglected area of castles studies - the spiral stair. It studies the origins, evolution, placing, structure, role, significance and meaning of spiral stairs in medieval stone castles between 1066 and 1500, so covering the rise, zenith and decline of the castle in England and Wales. Although focussed upon England and Wales, it has a wider geographical spread across Ireland, Scotland, Europe, the Middle East and Japan with particular regard to castles and on even wider when searching for the origins of the spiral stair, encompassing the whole globe. The date range was also extended, both much earlier than 1066 when searching for these origins and very selectively beyond 1500 when exploring how the spiral was used in the later medieval and early modern periods. It is proposed that the first known spiral stair was employed in Trajan's Column in the first century AD, that it was then used more selectively in secular and later ecclesiastical buildings during the first millennium AD and that, from the eleventh century onwards, the spiral stair became a common feature of the medieval castle. From the emergence of the spiral stair in Rome, this thesis places its principal use in European elite and ecclesiastical structures. Focusing on the castle, this thesis argues that it was employed as a vertical boundary marker to signal and control movement between two different types of spaces, from a more public to a more private space and from a general or less restricted space to a space which was more restricted, often elite domestic quarters. This use of the spiral is seen in and is traced through different types of English and Welsh castles, from stronghold to enclosure and on to the so-called sham or cult castles of the late medieval period. The thesis also looks at the spiral in a range of medieval castles and other defensive buildings outside England and Wales and finds that, in the main, spirals were employed in the same way. It also explores the presence and role of the spiral within other medieval buildings, both in England and Wales and further afield, and argues that, although there are some exceptions and variations, in the main spiral stairs played the same role in those buildings. This thesis interprets the spiral stair within the medieval castle as a key component of the landscape of lordship and argues that the interpretation of this elite landscape, hitherto focused on the environs and outward appearance of the castle, should not stop at the castle gate but should move inside. Accordingly, this thesis takes a step to bring the interior of the castle deeper into research and discussion; to explore individual items and features within the castle; and to consider their placing, access and meaning within the medieval world
expansa
No full textDryopteris expansa (C. Presl) Fraser-Jenkins & Jermyspreading wood ferndryoptère dresséeWest Castle ValleyT. Chisholmmixed; rich with tall bracken fern1559 mPicea glauca, Sorbus scopulina, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Luzula parviflorainfrequent in 50x50m are
Kenilworth Castle, A.D. 1575
No full text'KENILWORTH CASTLE, A. D. 1575. FROM THE TILT-YARD. J. Brandard delt et Lith. Leamington, Published by C. Elston, 12, Lower Union Parade. M & N Hanhart Lith Printers, 64 Charlotte St Rathbone Pl.
Weoley Castle Ruins
No full textWeoley Castle is a fortified, medieval manor-house situated four miles to the southwest of Birmingham city centre in the historic county of Worcestershire (National Grid Reference SP 02158275). The site entered into the ownership of Birmingham City Council in c.1930 and thereafter two campaigns of archaeological excavation were undertaken; between 1932 and 1940 and 1955 and 1962. More recently the site has been subject to an ambitious initiative, "The Weoley Castle Development Project", joint funded by Birmingham City Council, The National Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage. The aims of the project were to consolidate the surviving masonry, to increase community understanding of and involvement with the monument and to re-assess the finds collection and surviving archaeological archive. The following reports form the third strand of the initiative, "An Archaeological Overview of Weoley Castle, Birmingham". The project was undertaken by Barbican Research Associates, managed by Stephanie Rátkai and monitored by Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery and was submitted in final form in August 2011, consisting of a series of reports on the archaeological archive, the ceramic finds and the small (portable) finds etc. The reports were presented in PDF format and will be available on-line, hosted by BRA (see www.barbicanra.co.uk
for links). Hard and digital copies of the reports will be held by BMAG at selected museum properties. It is intended that the reports will form the basis for a synthesised monograph publication intended to bring knowledge of this important monument and the results of its past excavations to a wider audience
The origins and development of Durham Castle to AD 1217 : the archaeological and architectural record.
No full textSIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:DX182162 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
The Web and Social Media for the Promotion of the Tourist Destination. Bran Castle (Romania): Myth, Literature, Cinema and History
No full textThe article aims to analyze the change that has taken place in the promotion of one of the
most important and well-known cultural heritage in Romania, the Bran Castle, thanks to
social networks. They are very important marketing tools for visibility and by power of
positioning in the tourism market. Google Trends compares the interest shown by people in
relation to the different destinations in Romania, and more specifically in relation to Bran
Castle, the Transylvania region and the "Count Dracula". The results show that this tool can
contribute to the knowledge of people's interest in relation to the tourist destinations. Nvivo's
content analysis is also applied to investigate the cultural and tourist promotion that Bran
Castle plans in its strategy. All this information is very useful for Destination Management
Organization (DMO). The analysis of the data existing on social networks confirms the
popularity of the myth of Dracula and its association with the image of the country, but we
believe that Romania must wisely address this apparent negative stereotype and adopt a
strategy of correct positioning of the Dracula symbol
"Closing the R&D Gap, Evaluating the Sources of R&D Spending"
No full textBoth spending and tax policies have been implemented in the United States with the goal of stimulating private sector research and development (R&D). Karier questions whether current R&D policy, especially the research and experimentation tax credit, can contribute to closing the gap between nondefense expenditures on R&D in the United States and such expenditures in other countries, such as Japan and Germany. He also explores possible changes to our current R&D policy to make it more effective.
Letter from C. D. Dawson, Tusayan Copper Mining and Smelting, to Carl Hayden
No full textLetter from C. D. Dawson to Carl Hayden urging him to consider the rights of miners and farmers when drawing up the boundaries for the proposed park
scopulina
No full textWoodsia scopulina D. C. Eatonwoodsie des rochersmountain woodsiaPrairie BluffT. ChisholmS.E. facing exposed scree slope, major ground cover of Juniperus horizontalis1847Pinus flexilis, Juniperus horizontalis, Ribes sp., Dasiphora fruticosa>30Interspersed throughou
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