In the Middle Ages, the use of unique seals to authenticate and enclose documents began with royalty, and over the centu
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Table of contents :
Acknowledgements
List of figures
List of maps and tables
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Elizabeth A. New and Phillipp R. Schofield
1. Seals in Medieval Wales and its Neighbouring Counties: Trends in Motifs
John A. McEwan
2. Seals: Administration and Law
Phillipp R. Schofield
3. Seals and Exchange
Phillipp R. Schofield
4. Ecclesiastical Seals
Elizabeth A. New
5. Seals and Lordship
Susan M. Johns
6. Seals, Women, Gender and Identity
Susan M. Johns
7. Seals as Expressions of Identity
Elizabeth A. New
Conclusion
Elizabeth A. New and Phillipp R. Schofield
Appendix
Elizabeth A. New, John A. McEwan and Phillipp R. Schofield
Bibliography
Index