Use of the woodlands in the Late Anglo-Saxon Period (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780860549475)

A practical study of the ways in which woodlands were used in Anglo-Saxon England, this book discusses woodland management and the crafts of wickerwork and basketry for constructing buildings and containers. There is a section on the crafts associated with large trees, such as pole lathe turning, coopering and carpentry; analysis of surviving examples of late Anglo-Saxon woodwork; and consideration of the use of tree parts - bark, twigs and fruit - in charms and medical recipes, wood ash in glass making and for use in leather tanning, the production of soap, charcoal and metal smelting.

Author: R. D. Berryman
ISBN-10: 086054947X
ISBN-13: 9780860549475
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
Language: English
Published: 12/31/1998
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.19d