IMC 2009: Sessions
Session 107: Brick and Tile in the Middle Ages
Monday 13 July 2009, 11.15-12.45
Sponsor: | British Brick Society |
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Organiser: | David H. Kennett, British Brick Society |
Moderator/Chair: | David H. Kennett, British Brick Society |
Paper 107-a | Luminescence Dating of Medieval Essex Brick (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Architecture - Secular, Social History |
Paper 107-b | The Origin of Ceramic Building Materials for the Early Medieval Church at Chipping Ongar, Essex: A Case Study of OSL Dating Applied to Building Archaeology (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Ecclesiastical History, Technology |
Paper 107-c | Roof Tile and Brick in Medieval York (Language: English) Index terms: Architecture - Religious, Architecture - Secular, Daily Life |
Abstract | Brick and tile were extensively used in the middle ages in north-western Europe both in cities and in rural buildings. Dating techniques are becoming more sophisticated and two of the papers look at the relatively new technique of optical luminescence and the insights this provides into the dating of early brick in England. |