Wind, Water, Work : : Ancient and Medieval Milling Technology.
This book is the most comprehensive empirical study to date of the social and technical aspects of milling during the ancient and medieval periods. Drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies, the book examines the chronological development and technical details of handmills...
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| Superior document: | Technology and Change in History |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : BRILL,, 2005. ©2006. |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Technology and Change in History
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (463 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- List if illustrations/ figures
- Figure of sources
- List of tables
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part One Agricultural Milling in Ancient and Medieval Societies
- 1. Milling Technology in the Ancient World
- 2. Milling Technology in the first millennium CE
- 3. Tide mills and windmills in the middle ages
- 4. The costs of construction and maintenance of medieval watermills and windmills
- 5. The role of monasteries in the development of milling in medieval England
- Part Two Industrial Milling in the Middle Ages
- 6. Was there an industrial revolution in the middle ages based on water-power?
- 7. Medieval European industrial mills
- 8. Medieval English industrial mills
- 9. The medieval Welsh fulling industry
- Conclusion
- 10. The social shaping of milling technology in the pre-modern period
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index.