Archaeological sources We have many archaeological sources from this time. They show religious beliefs, like Catholic and Protestant churches, and religious art. Other remains reveal everyday life, work and trade, including towns, walls, marketplaces and weapons, highlighting the constant presence of war. Using the sources You will begin to understand this period after seeing a few sources. To analyse a source, ask historical questions:
SOURCE3 Detail from the artist Fra Angelico’s painting The Last Judgement , 1432–35
• What is this source about? • When was it made or built?
• Where is it from? • Who created it? • Why does it exist? Woodcuts are another source commonly
used to tell us about a particular era or event. It is essentially a printing technique, where an image is carved into a wooden block, inked and pressed on fabric or paper. The method originated in China as early as the ninth century and, though not a new invention, became popular in the fifteenth century across Europe.
SkillBuilder discussion Using historical sources 1. What are the peasants giving to their lord? 2. What is the relationship between the peasants and the lord in the image? 3. Who do you think might have produced this woodcut and what were they trying to show?
SOURCE4 A fifteenth-century woodcut shows peasants paying taxes to their lord in both money and livestock.
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