Excavations at the Priory of the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem, Clerkenwell, London /

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Author / Creator:Sloane, Barney.
Imprint:London : Museum of London Archaeology Service, c2004.
Description:xix, 434 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 30 cm.
Language:English
Series:MoLAS monograph ; 20
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5573230
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Other authors / contributors:Malcolm, Gordon.
ISBN:1901992209 (pbk.) : £31.95
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-421) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. A brief summary of the origins of the Knights Hospitaller, and their arrival in Britain
  • 1.2. Current knowledge of the archaeology of the Hospitaller houses in Britain: an introduction
  • 1.3. Current knowledge of round-naved churches in Britain
  • 1.4. Circumstances of excavation
  • The study area
  • Chronology of the excavations
  • Sites considered in this report
  • 1.5. Organisation of this report
  • Chronological narrative
  • Thematic sections
  • Specialist appendices
  • Textual conventions
  • Graphical conventions
  • 1.6. A note on the documentary evidence
  • Aims
  • A note on sources
  • 2. The archaeological sequence: pre-priory summary
  • 2.1. Geology and topography
  • 2.2. Roman and Saxon land use (periods R1 and S1)
  • Archaeological evidence
  • Discussion: periods R1 and S1 (c AD 40-600)
  • 3. The archaeological sequence: the medieval period
  • 3.1. The Norman landscape, 1066-1144 (period M1)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • 3.2. The priory: foundation, 1144-85 (period M2)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • Discussion: period M2 (1144-85)
  • 3.3. The priory: independence and expansion, 1185-c 1280 (period M3)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • Discussion: period M3 (1185-c 1280)
  • 3.4. The priory: the development of the outer precinct, c 1280-c 1330 (period M4)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • Discussion: period M4 (c 1280-c 1330)
  • 3.5. The priory: the ascendancy of Clerkenwell, c 1330-c 1480 (period M5)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • Discussion: period M5 (c 1330-c 1480)
  • 3.6. The priory: the great rebuilding, c 1480-1540 (period M6)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • Discussion: period M6 (c 1480-1540)
  • 4. Aspects of the medieval priory
  • 4.1. Foundation
  • 4.2. Architecture
  • The Norman and Transitional priory (c 1150-85)
  • Decorated work (c 1270-c 1350)
  • Perpendicular work
  • Tudor work
  • Later Tudor work
  • Conclusions
  • 4.3. Layout and development
  • Development of the inner precinct
  • The outer precinct
  • The Peasants' Revolt
  • 4.4. The roles of the priory
  • 4.5. Diet, health, hygiene and living standards
  • Diet
  • Health and hygiene
  • Living standards
  • 4.6. Priory residents and personnel
  • Corrodians
  • Chaplains
  • Welsh
  • Tenants
  • Familial ties
  • The Tonge family
  • Conclusions
  • 4.7. Industrial and craft activities in the precincts
  • Bone and antler working
  • Horn working
  • Other trades and industries
  • 5. The post-medieval period
  • 5.1. The dissolutions and the private mansions, 1540-c 1650 (period P1)
  • Documentary evidence
  • Archaeological evidence
  • 5.2. St John Clerkenwell after the Dissolution
  • The inner precinct
  • The outer precinct
  • The social context of the study area in the 17th century
  • Rules of Fleet
  • Leisure and material culture in the 17th century
  • 6. Conclusions
  • 6.1. The character of St John Clerkenwell
  • 6.2. Further research questions
  • 7. Specialist appendices
  • 7.1. The moulded stone
  • Methodology
  • The architectural periods
  • Catalogue and description of typestones
  • 7.2. The architectural terracottas
  • Introduction
  • Description
  • Discussion
  • 7.3. Other stone and ceramic building material
  • Stone building material
  • Ceramic building material
  • 7.4. The wall and ceiling plaster
  • Catalogue and description
  • Discussion
  • 7.5. The pottery
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Assemblage composition
  • Chronological trends
  • Spatial distribution
  • Aspects of the pottery from St John Clerkenwell
  • Discussion
  • 7.6. The non-ceramic finds
  • Introduction
  • The Saxon period
  • The medieval periods (archaeological periods M2-M6, 1144-1540)
  • Post-Dissolution (period P1, 1540-c 1650)
  • Museum of London collection
  • Museum of the Order of St John collection (St John's Gate, Clerkenwell)
  • British Museum collection
  • 7.7. The plant remains
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • 7.8. The animal bone
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Distribution of the material
  • Conclusions
  • 7.9. The fish bone
  • Introduction
  • Medieval fish bones
  • Post-medieval fish bones
  • 7.10. The insect remains
  • Sample selection and preparation
  • Identification and analysis
  • Summary interpretation of the insect faunas and their relative importance
  • comparison with other sites
  • 7.11. The human bone
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Preservation of the articulated remains
  • Sex composition of the articulated remains
  • Age composition of the articulated remains
  • Demography of the articulated remains
  • Skeletal pathology
  • Disarticulated bone
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Glossary
  • French and German summaries
  • Bibliography
  • Index