Medieval Towns
by John Schofield, Alan Vince
Leicester University Press
Paperback
"A definantly archaeological book in which John and I attempted to summarise the contribution of medieval urban archaeology to the study of towns. I suppose we were reacting against the sort of books written by documentary historians in which archaeological monuments and sites were used solely to illustrate an historical narrative, driven by an agenda set by documentary historians and the sort of comments we heard at the time about the vast amount of money being spent on urban archaeology and the paucity of the results. Despite that, I hasten to add that the City of London has been extremely well-served by documentary historians."
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Pottery in Archaeology by Clive Orton, Paul Tyers and Alan Vince. "Clive, Paul and I wrote this book as a practical manual. Despite that, it contains a hefty section on the theory of statistical analysis of ceramic assemblages and a number of case studies. It leans heavily on our experience at the Museum of London where between us we set up what is arguably one of the best archaeological ceramics study centres in the world. Nevertheless, it is relevant for anyone setting up an excavation pot shed anywhere in the world and whatever the resources at their disposal." |
Aspects of Saxon and Norman London: Finds and Environmental Evidence
by Alan Vince(Editor)
London & Middx. Archaeol. Soc.
Paperback
"This massive tome has never had the circulation it deserves. Partly, I think this is because it appeared during a now-infamous financial collapse in the Museum of London's Department of Urban Archaeology and no-one sent out any review copies. In addition to Anne Jenner and my work on the pottery, Frances Pritchard produced a masterly study of the non-ceramic finds and Peter Stott presented the first modern study of the stray Anglo-Saxon coin finds from the central London area. It included a paper by Marion Archibald on lead objects stamped with official coin dies which identified them for the first time as being used in the regulation of trade. There's much more... "
Bartholomew Street, Newbury by Alan G Vince
Newbury District Museum
Paperback
"I remember Newbury and my excavation there with great fondness although now the town is chiefly known for its bypass, and the environmentalist's protests about building it. This excavation convinced me that if treated seriously there was a lot that could come out of relatively small-scale excavation in our smaller towns. "
Pre-Viking Lindsey by Alan G Vince(Editor)
City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit.
Paperback
"The proceedings of a weekend school held in Lincoln on the transformation of the Roman city in the Anglo-Saxon period. The papers in fact cast a much wider net and between them provide a handy summary of archaeological and historical thinking about the Kingdom of Lindsey."
Medieval Pottery by Jacqui Pearce, Alan G Vince and Anne Jenner
Paperback
"This is the first monograph of the Corpus of Medieval Pottery from London series. It deals with London-type ware, the later 12th, 13th- and 14th-century glazed ware produced for the London market and traded widely across the North Sea."