The Medieval Horse and its Equipment c.1150-c.

1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London:

5)

(ed) John Clark, with contributions by John Clark, Blanche M A Ellis, Geoff Egan, Nick Griffiths, D
James Rackham, Brian Spencer and Angela Wardle

London: HMSO 1995; new edn, Woodbridge: Boydell Press 2004; repr 2011 etc

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CONTENTS:

Contents v
Acknowledgements viii
Conventions x
Introduction to the second edition xiii
Introduction: horses and horsemen in medieval London 1
(John Clark, with contributions by Brian Spencer and D lames Rackham)
Excavations and finds 1
The medieval horse and its work 4
The London Bridgewardens and their horses 11
(Brian Spencer)
London marshals and other horsemen 13
Physical remains of medieval horses 19
(D James Rackham)
The size of the medieval horse 22
Conclusions 32
The excavations 33
(Angela Wardle)
Harness fittings 43
(John Clark, Geoff Egan and Nick Griffiths)
Introduction 43
(John Clark)
Catalogue 43
Bits 43
(John Clark)
Bridle bosses 53
(Geoff Egan)
Buckles, hasps and strap hooks 55
(Geoff Egan)
Harness pendants and associated fittings 61
(Nick Griffiths)
 Stirrups 71
(John Clark)
Horseshoes 75
(John Clark)
Introduction 75
The function of the horseshoe 75
Horseshoes before the medieval period 78
Shoeing practice and terminology 81
Medieval horseshoes from the City of London 84
Typology 85
Chronology 91
Size and shape 97
Catalogue 101
Spurs and spur fittings 124
(Blanche M A Ellis, with contributions by Geoff Egan)
Introduction 124
Function and fashion 124
London spurriers 124
Terminology 126
Chronology and development 127
Catalogue 130
Prick spurs 130
Rowel spurs 133
Spur rowels 147
Hook attachments for spur leathers 149
Spur buckles 150
(Geoff Egan)
Spur straps 150
(Geoff Egan, incorporating comments by Blanche M A Ellis)
Currycombs 157
(John Clark)
Introduction 157
Catalogue 165
Appendix: skeletal evidence of medieval horses from London sites 169
(D James Rackham)
Physical character 169
Pathologies 172
Age and sex 173
Summaries 175
The medieval horse and its equipment 175
Le cheval et ses accessoires à I'époque médiévale 175
Das mittelalterliche Pferd und seine Ausstattung 176
Bibliography 178