ABSTRACT

A multi-disciplinary approach allows us to fill in some of the gaps in our knowledge about late medieval urban spaces and how they were used. In particular, the mapping of data onto colour-coded maps permits a view of social zoning hitherto not previously examined. While the vast and disparate data cannot often be used with precision, a sampled approach focusing on core and peripheral areas is sufficient to provide at least a schematic picture of the use of social space in towns, and the results highlight a number of urban developments. The fifteenth century appears to be one of great change in the way that large towns were organised economically and socially, and with more social zoning than has previously been recognized.

摘要

多学科方法使我们能够填补我们对中世纪晚期城市空间及其使用方式的认识上的一些空白。尤其是，将数据映射到彩色编码地图上，可以查看迄今为止尚未检查过的社会分区。虽然大量不同的数据通常不能精确使用，但关注核心和外围区域的抽样方法至少足以提供城镇社会空间使用的示意图，结果突出了许多城市发展。15 世纪似乎是大型城镇在经济和社会上的组织方式的重大变化之一，并且具有比以前认识到的更多的社会分区。