A NOTE ON THE PETROLOGY OF SOME MEDIAEVAL FLOOR TILES FROM POOLE AND OTHER SITES
Author(s): D F Williams
Petrological analysis was undertaken on thirty-five samples of Mediaeval glazed tiles in a white-firing sandy clay, considered on typological grounds to have been made France, perhaps Normandy or the Saintonge region in the south-west. On textual grounds, thin sectioning suggested that the majority of tile samples may well share a common fabric. However, due to the general nature of the inclusions this was difficult to pinpoint. Limited heavy mineral separation suggested eastern Normandy was unlikely, though western Normandy / Saintonge were both possibilities.
- Report Number:
- 34/1991
- Series:
- AML Reports (New Series)
- Pages:
- 7
- Keywords:
- Ceramic Building Material Petrology
