Medieval Devon and Cornwall
eBook - PDF

Medieval Devon and Cornwall

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Medieval Devon and Cornwall

About this book

The countryside of Devon and Cornwall preserves an unusually rich legacy from its medieval past. This book explores the different elements which go to make up this historic landscape - the chapels, crosses, castles and mines; the tinworks and strip fields; and above all, the intricately worked counterpane of hedgebanks and winding lanes. Between AD 500 and 1700, a series of revolutions transformed the structure of the South West Peninsula's rural landscape. The book tells the story of these changes, and also explores how people experienced the landscape in which they lived: how they came to imbue places with symbolic and cultural meaning. Contributors include: Ralph Fyfe on the pollen evidence of landscape change; Sam Turner on the Christian landscape; Peter Herring on both strip fields and Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor; O. H. Creighton and J. P. Freeman on castles; Phil Newman on tin working; and Lucy Franklin on folklore and imagined landscapes.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Medieval Devon and Cornwall by Sam Turner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Historia & Historia europea medieval. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Windgather Press
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9781911188292
Topic
Historia
Subtopic
Historia europea medieval

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Cover
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Foreword
  5. 1. The Medieval Landscape of Devon and Cornwall
  6. 2. Palaeoenvironmental Perspectives on Medieval Landscape Development
  7. 3. The Christian Landscape: Churches, Chapels and Crosses
  8. 4. Cornish Strip Fields
  9. 5. Medieval Fields at Brown Willy, Bodmin Moor
  10. 6. Castles and the Medieval Landscape
  11. 7. Tinworking and the Landscape of Medieval Devon, c.1150–1700
  12. 8. Imagined Landscapes: Archaeology, Perception and Folklore in the Study of Medieval Devon
  13. Index
  14. Contributors