Material Exchanges in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Studies in the History of Daily Life (800-1600), 9)

The study of the movement of ‘things’ -- the exchange of objects as gifts or through trade, the itineraries that they followed when on the move, and their changing importance from location to location -- can offer unique insights into our understanding of past societies; and archaeology plays a vital role in allowing such movements to be traced. Nonetheless the circulation of objects across time, and between peoples and places, has long been neglected as a field of research in its own right. This volume aims to address this gap in scholarship by drawing on recent archaeological research to provide a detailed study of the moment of objects across Europe in the late medieval and early modern period. The contributions gathered here trace the interactions between peoples, ideas, and objects in order to explore the impact of movement both on the material things themselves, and on the people who manufactured, exchanged, or used such goods. The volume draws on a wide range of archaeological evidence to explore subjects as varied as production and transport, modes of trade, the connections between trade and religion, and the emotional connections between things and people. Together, they offer a pioneering approach to our understanding of objects and their movement in the past. Front Matter 1 Sergio Escribano-Ruiz, Magdalena E. Naum, and Jette Linaa. Introduction 11 Volker Demuth. The Same, but Different: Reflections on Some Medieval Stoneware Vessels Found in Norway 25 Sergio Escribano-Ruiz. On How to Keep the Monopoly of Diversity: Itineraries of Foreign Pottery in the Basque Country, AD1300–1700 51 Jette Linaa. Memorable, Modern, or Mundane? Investigating the Place of Porcelain and Majolica in Homes and Hearts in Early Modern Denmark 73 Miguel Busto Zapico. A Mandatory Stop: The Trade of Imported Pottery in Asturias (the NW Iberian Peninsula) during the Early Modern Period 113 Rachel Facius. Pilgrim Badges and the Magical Middle Ages: Aspects of the Cult of Saints, Magical Thinking, and Religious Identity 143 Samantha Garwood. Producers, Intermediaries, and Consumers: The Role of Adriatic Ports in the Venetian Glass Trade 173 Aleksandra Kulesz. Clothing Cultures in the Seventeenth-Century Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth: The Male Footwear from Elbląg as an Example of Western-Type Fashion 211 Magdalena E. Naum, Cajsa Sjöberg, Håkan Håkansson, Anders Lindskog, Mats E. Eriksson, and Per Ah lberg. Kilian Stobæus and his Fossil Collections: Science, Aesthetics, and Emotions 235 Back Matter 257