Wind, Water, Work

Ancient and Medieval Milling Technology

Adam Lucas

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English

Brill
28 February 2011

Industrial archaeology

Series: History

This book is the most comprehensive empirical study to date of the social and technical aspects of milling during the ancient and medieval periods.

Drawing on the latest archaeological evidence and historical studies, the book examines the chronological development and technical details of handmills, beast mills, watermills and windmills from the first millennium BCE to c. 1500. It discusses the many and varied uses to which mills were turned in the civilisations of Rome, China, Islam and Europe, and the many types of mill that existed.

The book also includes comparative regional studies of the social and economic significance of milling, and tackles several important historiographical issues, such as whether technological stagnation was a characteristic of late Antiquity, whether there was an ""industrial revolution"" in the European Middle Ages based on waterpower, and how contemporary studies in the social shaping of technology can shed light on the study of pre-modern technology.

Originally published in hardcover.

By: Adam Lucas
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 8
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.640kg
ISBN: 9789004205932
ISBN 10: 9004205934
Series: History
Pages: 460
Publication Date: 28 February 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Adam Lucas, MScSoc, MA (Hons), Ph.D. (2003) in History and Philosophy of Science, University of New South Wales, is a Researcher and Policy Analyst in the New South Wales Cabinet Office. His previous academic publications have been in the sociology of science and technology and the history of technology.