Books on Woodwork & Small Finds
Capelle, T.
"Zur Produktion hölzerner Gefäße im vor- und
frühgeschichtlichen Mittel- und Nordeuropa" in Jankuhn et
al.(ed.), Das Handwerk in vor-und frühgeschichtlicher Zeit
II
Archäologische und philologische Beitr.. Bericht über die
Kolloquien der Kommission für die Altertumskunde Mittel- und
Nordeuropas in den Jahren 1977 bis 1980.
Abhandlungen der Akad. Wiss. Göttingen, phil.-hist. Kl. 3,
123: Göttingen 1983 pp. 397-414
Darrah, Richard.
"Working unseasoned wood" in
McGrail, Sean, ed.
Woodworking Techniques before A.D. 1500: Papers presented to a
Symposium at Greenwich in September, 1980, together with edited
discussion.
Oxford: B.A.R., 1982.
ISBN: 0860541592
An account of working green oak logs with medieval style tools (axe, adze, mallet, and wedges) with a description of the toolmarks left on the surface.
Falk, Alfred.
"Archäologische Funde und Befunde des späten
Mittelalters und der frühen Neuzeit aus Lübeck,
Materialvorlage und erste Auswertungsergebnisse der Fundstellen
Schüsselbuden 16/Fischstr. 1-3 und Holstenstraße 6".
in
Falk, A./Hammel, R., Archäologische und schriftliche
Quellen zur spätmittelalterlich-neuzeitlichen Geschichte der
Hansestadt Lübeck.
Materialien einer archäologisch-historischen Auswertung
Lübecker Schr. zur Arch. und Kulturgesch. 10
1987, pp. 9-84
Geddes, Jane.
"The construction of medieval doors" in
McGrail, Sean, ed.
Woodworking Techniques before A.D. 1500: Papers presented to a
Symposium at Greenwich in September, 1980, together with edited
discussion.
Oxford: B.A.R., 1982.
ISBN: 0860541592
Hall, R.A.
"10th Century woodworking in Coppergate, York" in
McGrail, Sean, ed.
Woodworking Techniques before A.D. 1500: Papers presented to a
Symposium at Greenwich in September, 1980, together with edited
discussion.
Oxford: B.A.R., 1982.
ISBN: 0860541592
A description of the remains of some 10th Century buildings excavated at York. A good description of Norse-era building techniques, but the most interesting bit to me is the description of a box similar to those sold as "Shaker Boxes" (thin bentwood sides around a solid lid and bottom).
Hewett, Cecil A.
English Historic Carpentry.
Linden Press, 1997.
ISBN: 0941936414
Extremely detailed coverage of English timber framing from Saxon times to the end of the Middle Ages. Wonderful drawings of some incredibly complicated timber joints.
Hurley, M.
"Wooden artifacts from the excavation of the medieval city of
Cork" in
McGrail, Sean, ed.
Woodworking Techniques before A.D. 1500: Papers presented to a
Symposium at Greenwich in September, 1980, together with edited
discussion.
Oxford: B.A.R., 1982.
ISBN: 0860541592
Morris, Carole A.
"Aspects of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Scandinavian
lathe-turning" in
McGrail, Sean, ed.
Woodworking Techniques before A.D. 1500: Papers presented to a
Symposium at Greenwich in September, 1980, together with edited
discussion.
Oxford: B.A.R., 1982.
ISBN: 0860541592
Morris, Carole A
The Archaeology of York
Vol. 17 The Small Finds
Fasc. 13 Craft, Industry and Everyday Life: Wood and Woodworking in
Anglo-Scandinavian and Medieval York
York: Council for British Archaeology, 2000
xiii, 379 p., ill., bib., ISBN: 1902771109
An important new work in the "Archaeology of York" Series, Carole Morris' new book surveys the wide variety of wooden artifacts recovered in 20+ years of digs in York. There is also a small section covering the woodworking tools found, but sadly these are limited to spoon bits and a few chisels and turning tools.
Müller, Ulrich
Holzfunde aus Freiburg/ Augustinereremitenkloster und
Konstanz.
[Wood finds from the Freiburg Augustinian Cloister and Constance]
Stuttgart, Theiss Verlag: 1996 328 p., ISBN 380621266X
In German. A description of some 6000 wooden small finds from the Medieval drains of Freiburg and Konstanz.
Neugebauer, Werner.
"Eine Drechslerwerkstatt in Alt-Lübeck aus der Zeit um
1100."
Hammaburg 4, 1953/55. pp.71-78
Redknap, Mark, ed.
Artefacts from Wrecks: Dated assemblages from the Late Middle
Ages to the Industrial Revolution.
Oxford: Oxbow Books, 1997
232p. ISBN: 1900188392
Analyses of artifacts from several shipwrecks ranging in date from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Centuries. The most useful articles for our purposes are two dealing with the Mary Rose, one of which covers wood usage and the other a detailed description of the chests found on board.
Schmidt-Thomé, P
"Hölzernes Tischgeschirr des 13. Jahrhunderts" in:
Steuer, H. (ed.), Zur Lebensweise in der Stadt um 1200.
Ergebnisse der Mittelalter-Archäologie.
Bericht über ein Kolloquium in Köln vom 31. Januar bis 2.
Februar 1984.
Zeitschr. Arch. Mittelalter Beih. 4 Köln 1986 129-158
Wallace, Patrick F.
"Carpentry in Ireland AD 900-1300 -- The Wood Quay
evidence" in
McGrail, Sean, ed.
Woodworking Techniques before A.D. 1500: Papers presented to a
Symposium at Greenwich in September, 1980, together with edited
discussion.
Oxford: B.A.R., 1982.
ISBN: 0860541592
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