Urban Elite Culture: A Methodological Study of Aristocracy and Civic Elites in Sea-Trading Towns of the Southwestern Baltic (12th-14th C.)

by Luisa Radohs

Medieval towns were vibrant and complex social environments where diverse groups and lifestyles encountered and influenced each other. Surprisingly, in the study of urban archaeology, the aristocracy, one of the leading and most influential groups in medieval society, has so far been neglected. This book puts "aristocracy in towns" on the archaeological research agenda. The interdisciplinary and comparative study explores the significance and representation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3412528609
• ISBN13: 9783412528607
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Bohlau Verlag Koln
• Length: 691 Pages
• Weight: 1466.04 lbs.