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Peasant Perceptions of Landscape: Ewelme Hundred, South Oxfordshire, 500–1650

Peasant Perceptions of Landscape: Ewelme Hundred, South Oxfordshire, 500–1650 LANDSCAPES BOOK REVIEW Peasant Perceptions of Landscape: Ewelme Hundred, South Oxfordshire, 500– 1650, by Stephen Mileson and Stuart Brooks, Oxford University Press, 2021, xx + 364 pp., 93 figures, 11 tables, £85.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9780192894892 In 2003 Karin Altenberg published Experiencing Landscapes, a volume that adopted an inno- vative approach to understanding how medieval peasant communities in ‘marginal’ locations perceived their environment. Altenberg’s work included a number of important contributions but perhaps the most significant was the methodology employed, representing a marked diver- sion from how medieval landscape history had previously been conducted. In addition to data from the usual sources such as excavation, survey, and place-names, Altenberg added less fam- iliar information derived from local folklore and phenomenological observations in upland landscapes. Despite the clear potential offered by this experimental approach, few followed Altenberg’s lead and most scholars continue to overlook the significance of landscape in the shaping of identities amongst medieval communities. Mileson and Brookes, however, pick up something of Altenberg’s thread by placing experi- ence at the core of their work, exploring the evolving character of peasant perception from AD 500 to 1650 in Ewelme Hundred, Oxfordshire. This study area has been thoughtfully selected; the 10,000 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Landscapes Taylor & Francis

Peasant Perceptions of Landscape: Ewelme Hundred, South Oxfordshire, 500–1650

Wright, Duncan W.
Landscapes , Volume 23 (2): 2 – Jul 3, 2022
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© 2023 Duncan W. Wright
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10.1080/14662035.2022.2209936
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LANDSCAPES BOOK REVIEW Peasant Perceptions of Landscape: Ewelme Hundred, South Oxfordshire, 500– 1650, by Stephen Mileson and Stuart Brooks, Oxford University Press, 2021, xx + 364 pp., 93 figures, 11 tables, £85.00 (hardback), ISBN: 9780192894892 In 2003 Karin Altenberg published Experiencing Landscapes, a volume that adopted an inno- vative approach to understanding how medieval peasant communities in ‘marginal’ locations perceived their environment. Altenberg’s work included a number of important contributions but perhaps the most significant was the methodology employed, representing a marked diver- sion from how medieval landscape history had previously been conducted. In addition to data from the usual sources such as excavation, survey, and place-names, Altenberg added less fam- iliar information derived from local folklore and phenomenological observations in upland landscapes. Despite the clear potential offered by this experimental approach, few followed Altenberg’s lead and most scholars continue to overlook the significance of landscape in the shaping of identities amongst medieval communities. Mileson and Brookes, however, pick up something of Altenberg’s thread by placing experi- ence at the core of their work, exploring the evolving character of peasant perception from AD 500 to 1650 in Ewelme Hundred, Oxfordshire. This study area has been thoughtfully selected; the 10,000

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