| Medieval Dublin XIII: Proceedings of the Friends of Medieval Dublin Symposium 2011 Volume 13 Contributor(s): Duffy, Sean (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1846823900 ISBN-13: 9781846823909 Publisher: Four Courts Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: 941 |
| LCCN: 2014397406 |
| Series: Medieval Dublin |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.60 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains important studies on the political, social, and literary history of Dublin, from the Viking Age to the dawn of the modern era, including: a reconstruction on the relationship between the Vikings of Dublin and the kings of Clann Cholmain * a look inside the Viking Dublin ruling elite that included an officer called the airlabraid * a report on an excavation of Anglo-Norman houses at Back Lane * an examination of the 'Black Monday' massacre said to have occurred in 1209 * a description of the system of municipal government in Anglo-Norman Dublin * a report on excavations at Trinity College Dublin that unearthed the earliest college buildings and the priory of All Hallows * a discussion on the connections between medieval Dublin and Bristol * a reassessment of the evidence for the arrival of the Dominicans into the city in the 13th century * a charting of the career of the Dubliner James Yonge, an important figure in medieval literary circles * an examination of how the 1756 Rocque map of Dublin can be used to shed light on the medieval city * a rediscovery of the contribution to our knowledge of medieval Dublin by the Victorian antiquarian John Sloane. |