Seals and Society
Medieval Wales, the Welsh Marches and their English Border Region
Distributed for University of Wales Press
352 pages
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81 color plates
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6 x 9
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© 2016
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Table of Contents

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
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
Review Quotes
Huw Pryce, Bangor University
“This volume breaks new ground by providing the most comprehensive survey so far of seals used to authenticate documents in medieval Wales and its borders with England. Drawing on research that has identified almost 2,500 seals, the authors show how close study of these artefacts, attentive both to their particular form and to the contexts in which they were used, can offer fresh perspectives on many aspects of the history of medieval Wales. The result is an important contribution to our understanding of the significance of seals in the Middle Ages.”
Peter Coss, Cardiff University
“This is a fine achievement. Emanating from the Seals in Medieval Wales project, it shines new light on all aspects of sigillographic study, from design and motifs, symbolism, iconography, fashion and production, to seal usage in terms of both law and administration (including the church), and expressions of personal and social identity. These four scholars, uniquely qualified for the task, have considerably advanced our knowledge of this subject and in doing so illuminated many aspects of the social history of Wales and the Marches.”
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