Ironwork in Medieval Britain: An Archaeological Study 1907975454, 9781907975455

Table of contents :
List of figures
Foreword
Preface
Summaries
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
I. H. Goodall's major published works on metalwork
1. Iron smelting and smithing
1.1. Iron smelting
1.2. Iron smithing
1.3. Bar iron and incomplete forgings
2. Metalworking tools
2.1. Anvils
2.2. Tongs
2.3. Pincers
2.4. Hammers
2.5. Flatters and set hammers
2.6. Chisels and sets
2.7. Punches and drifts
2.8. Fullers
2.9. Mandrels
2.10. Nail-heading tool
2.11. Files
2.12. Fire tools
3. Woodworking tools
3.1. Axes
3.2. Adzes
3.3. Slices
3.4. Chisels
3.5. Gouges
3.6. Auger bits
3.7. Saws
3.8. Drawknives
3.9. Shaves and spokeshaves
3.10. Planes
3.11. Files, rasps and floats
3.12. Reamers
3.13. Claw hammers
3.14. Claws
3.15. Punches
3.16. Pincers
3.17. Wedges
3.18. Compasses
4. Stoneworking and plastering tools
4.1. Quarrying and the working of stone
4.2. Wedges
4.3. Hammers and mauls
4.4. Crows
4.5. Picks, pickaxes and mattocks
4.6. Hammer-axes
4.7. Axes
4.8. Punches
4.9. Chisels
4.10. Saws
4.11. Stone augers
4.12. Setting out tools
4.13. Hoisting equipment
4.14. Trowels
4.15. Slaters' tools
4.16. Millstone dressing tools
4.17. Steeling and repairing tools
5. Textile manufacturing tools
5.1. Fibre preparation
5.2. Heckles
5.3. Carding combs
5.4. Weaving combs
5.5. Forceps
5.6. Tenter hooks
5.7. Harbicks and cloth shears
5.8. Needleworking tools
6. Tanning and leatherworking tools
6.1. Tanning
6.2. Currying
6.3. Leatherworking tools
7. Agricultural tools
7.1. Ploughs
7.2. Spades
7.3. Shovels with iron blades
7.4. Forks
7.5. Turf cutters
7.6. Hoes
7.7. Rakes and harrows
7.8. Billhooks
7.9. Weedhooks
7.10. Reaping hooks
7.11. Sickles
7.12. Scythes
7.13. Pitchforks
7.14. Spuds
7.15. Ox goads
7.16. Bells
8. Knives, shears and scissors
8.1. Knives
8.2. Shears
8.3. Scissors
9. Building ironwork and furniture fittings
9.1. Structural ironwork
9.2. Door, window and furniture fittings
10. Locks and keys
10.1. Box and barrel padlocks
10.2. Padlocks operated by revolving keys
10.3. Locks
10.4. Padlock keys
10.5. Keys
10.6. Miscellaneous keys
11. Household ironwork
11.1. The hearth
11.2. The kitchen
11.3. Lighting
11.4. Fire-steels
11.5. Buckets
11.6. Hooks
11.7. Balances
11.8. Chains, links and related fittings
11.9. Rings
11.10. Washers
11.11. Collars
12. Buckles and personal equipment
12.1. Buckles
12.2. Strap-ends
12.3. Belt slides
12.4. Belt hooks
12.5. Purse-frames
12.6. Scabbard fittings
12.7. Jew's harps
13. Horse equipment
13.1. Horseshoes
13.2. Oxshoes
13.3. Horseshoe and oxshoe nails
13.4. Curry-combs
13.5. Bridle bits
13.6. Bridle bosses
13.7. Harness fittings
13.8. Stirrups
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