Gold and Gilt, Pots and Pins - Hinton, David A. (Professor of Archaeology, University of Southampton)

Looks at what possessions meant to people at every level of society in Britain in the middle ages, from elaborate gold jewellery to clay pots. Drawing on a range of physical and documentary evidence, this book places emphasis on their reasons for acquiring, keeping, displaying, and disposing of the things that they wore and had in their houses.