Hobley Brian, Hodges Richard (eds.) The Rebirth of Towns in the West AD 700-1050

Council for British Archaeology, 1988. — 134 p.A review of current research into how, when, and why there was a rebirth of towns between 700 and 1050. Based upon papers presented to the Fourth joint CBA/DUA International conference on The Rebirth of Towns in the West AD 700-1050 held at the Museum of London on 21-23 March, 1986.Part I Europe
The rebirth of towns in the early Middle Ages by Richard Hodges (pp 1-7)
Unity and diversity - a framework for the study of European towns by David Hill (pp 8-15)
Part II Italy
The towns of northern Italy: rebirth or renewal? by Brian Ward-Perkins (pp 16-27)
Rome and Naples: survival and revival in central and southern Italy by David Whitehouse (pp 28-31)
The rebirth of Rome in the 8th and 9th centuries by Paolo Delogu (pp 32-42)
Part III Gaul
Problems of the continuity of Roman civitates in Gaul, as illustrated by the interrelation of cathedral and palatium by Carlrichard Brühl (pp 43-46)
The rebirth of towns in the Rhineland by Walter Janssen (pp 47-51)
Dorestad: a Carolingian town? by W J H Verwers (pp 52-56)
Reflections on early medieval Tours by Henri Galinié (pp 57-62)
Part IV Scandinavia
The prehistory of towns in Sweden by Björn Ambrosiani (pp 63-68)
Part V Britain
Saxon London: Lundenwic and Lundenburg: two cities rediscovered by Brian Hobley (pp 69-82)
The economic basis of Anglo-Saxon London Alan Vince (pp 83-92)
Ipswich by Keith Wade (pp 93-100)
Hanwic (Saxon Southampton): an 8th century port and production centre by Mark Brisbane (pp 101-108)
The Roman heritage of Chester: the survival of the buildings of Deva after the Roman period by Tim Strickland (pp 109-118)
Early medieval Chester: the historical background by Alan Thacker (pp 119-124)
York 700-1050 by Richard A Hall (pp 125-132)
Index (pp 133-135)