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From: Brenda Paternoster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 29 May 2004 20:06:49 BST
To: Adele Shaak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [lace] Wedding Bobbins
On 29 May 2004, at 18:45, Adele Shaak wrote:
Just on this one point - I've noticed that many historians who
specialise in
Modern History will count the English Medieval period as ending at
the
accession of James I; that is, at the end of the Tudor dynasty.
My Oxford reference dictionaries define the medieval period as being
from the 5th to the 15th centuries - ie, roughly from 401 - 1500 AD,
and I think that's the generally accepted meaning of the term. The
Oxford Illustrated History of England cuts off the Middle Ages with
the accession of the Tudor dynasty.
My understanding is that the Middle Ages ended with the Renaissance,
which wasn't a fixed date, just a general trend towards the 'rebirth'
of culture. This started sometime during the 15th century and
gradually moved on towards the industrial revolution.
The earliest references to BL are 16th century; so these new skills,
and the tools used, were a part of the renaissance, not medieval.
Brenda
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/
Brenda
http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/
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