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Breton woodworkers in the immigrant communities of south-west England, 1500-1550.
- Source :
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Post-Medieval Archaeology . Nov2014, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p320-356. 37p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- The paper assembles documentary evidence which shows that there was a substantial community of immigrants in south-west England in the early 16th century. In Cornwall these people came largely from Brittany; in Devon their origins were more varied. They included a surprising number of carpenters and carvers — many Breton, some ‘Dutch’. Various examples of ecclesiastical and domestic woodwork surviving in the region, including some of the finest examples of craftsmanship of the period, are attributed to these immigrants, and stylistic and technical features are proposed for distinguishing their output from local English work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00794236
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Post-Medieval Archaeology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 99963078
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1179/0079423614Z.00000000060