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The Origins of Medieval Vessel Turning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2011

Paola Pugsley
Paola Pugsley
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Paola Pugsley, 59 Ekin Road, Cambridge CB5 8PS, UK. E-mail: [email protected]
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Wooden vessels were in widespread use in British households after the tenth century. Most were turned, both inside and out, and bear witness to highly developed lathe techniques. This paper considers the preceding period with a view to finding links with woodworking techniques developed either in antiquity or in the early medieval period. The quest is hampered by the limited quantity of material, as wood does not normally survive in the archaeological record. On the other hand, by taking the largest possible sample (in this case from the whole of western Europe), a scenario for the origin of medieval vessel turning can be proposed.

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The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 85 , September 2005 , pp. 1 - 22
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 2005

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