The Bryggen Papers. Supplementary Series. No 5

Abstract

Part 1. The Background to the Study (Lyn Blackmore and Alan Vince) 9 1 Introduction: the aims of the project 13 Acknowledgements 15 2 The archaeological background 16 2.1 The development of urban archaeology in Norway 16 2.2 Medieval archaeology in Bergen 17 2.3 The Bryggen excavation 21 2.3.1 The 1955 fire 21 2.3.2 The recording system 24 2.3.3 Site chronology 24 2.3.4 The distribution of the finds 26 3 The background to the ceramic study 31 3.1 Medieval pottery from Bryggen 31 3.2 Chronological trends in the Bryggen pottery 31 3.3 English pottery from Bryggen 32 3.4 The London medieval pottery sequence 33 Part 2. The Analysis (Lyn Blackmore and Man Vince) 43 4 Methodology 45 4.1 The initial data 45 4.2.1 Recording and terminology 45 4.2.2 Shelly-Sandy ware 46 4.2.3 London-type ware 46 4.2.4 Sherd links 46 4.2.5 Condition 46 4.3 Constraints 47 5.3.3 Cooking pot vessel profiles 53 5.3.4 Cooking pot base forms 54 5.3.5 Cooking pot manufacture 54 5.3.6 Cooking pot decoration 55 5.3.7 The pipkin 55 5.4 Evidence of use 56 5.5 Condition 56 6 London-type ware and Coarse London-type ware 59 6.1 Fabric 59 6.2 Firing 60 6.3 Manufacture, slips and glazes 61 6.4 Forms and decoration 61 6.4.1 Jugs 62 6.4.2 Early-style jugs 63 6.4.3 Rouen-style and North French-style jugs 64 6.4.4 Later jug forms 65 6.4.5 Other vessel types 66 6.5 Evidence of use 67 6.6 Condition 68 7 The distribution of London-type ware on the Bryggen 69 7.1 Shelly Sandy ware 69 7.1.1 The general distribution, by Period 69 7.1.2 The distribution of joining sherds of Shelly-Sandy ware 73 7.1.3 The distribution of vessels showing no evidence of use 73 7.1.4 The distribution of sherds with unusual deposits 74 7.1.5 The distribution of leached and unleached vessels 75 7.2 London-type ware 75 7.2.1 The general distribution, by Period 75 7.2.2 The distribution of joining sherds of London-type ware 81 8 Kingston-type ware 84 8.1 Fabric 84 8.2 Forms, decoration and dating 84 9 Mill Green-type ware 86 9.1 Fabric 86 9.2 Forms, decoration and dating 86 14 Pottery as an indicator of trade 112 14.1 The London-area pottery from Bergen 112 14.1.1 The London-area pottery from Southern Norway 112 14.2 Discussion 113 Part 4: Conclusions (Lyn Blackmore and Alan Vince) 117 15 Conclusions 118 Appendix 1. Catalogue of the illustrated Shelly-Sandy wares 122 Appendix 2. Catalogue of the illustrated London-type wares 126 Appendix 3.