FINDS IDENTIFIED IV – Materials, Manufacture & Design
(AD 400-1700)

by Kevin Leahy & Michael Lewis

The fourth book in the Finds Identified series continues the story of materials, manufacture and design from the end of Roman Britain to AD 1700, using finds recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme to show how objects changed and developed over 1,300 years.

From the intricate metalwork of the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings to medieval jewellery, pilgrim badges and Tudor and Stuart finds, this book explores the materials and methods used to make objects, and the changing styles that help us identify and date them. Brooches, buckles, coins, pottery and glass are considered alongside the art, beliefs and everyday lives of the people who made and used them.

The many supporting photographs and illustrations put the finds in context, revealing the influences of trade, religion and changing fashions. With design taking centre stage, this richly illustrated book provides a fresh way of looking at finds – helping us not just to identify them, but to understand them.