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Elizabeth Eames
* Elizabeth Sara Eames (24 June 1918 – 20 September 2008) was a British archaeologist and scholar who specialised in the study of medieval tiles. Her expertise grew out of a job at the British Museum which involved cataloguing and conserving their collection of decorated English medieval floor tiles. She became an authority on this aspect of medieval archaeology and, as well as publishing books and articles, moved on to excavation of further tiles from pavements and kilns, and the study of medieval building techniques. She also taught in a variety of settings. Personal life and education Elizabeth Sara Graham born in Northampton on 24 June 1918, she was the daughter of Eveline Lucy (née Garrett) and Arthur Frederick Graham, an industrial chemist. After attending Rugby High School for Girls, Rugby High School she went to Newnham College, Cambridge in 1937 to read English. She changed to studying archaeology and anthropology with "Anglo-Saxon and kindred studies" directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Eames
* Elizabeth Sara Eames (24 June 1918 – 20 September 2008) was a British archaeologist and scholar who specialised in the study of medieval tiles. Her expertise grew out of a job at the British Museum which involved cataloguing and conserving their collection of decorated English medieval floor tiles. She became an authority on this aspect of medieval archaeology and, as well as publishing books and articles, moved on to excavation of further tiles from pavements and kilns, and the study of medieval building techniques. She also taught in a variety of settings. Personal life and education Elizabeth Sara Graham born in Northampton on 24 June 1918, she was the daughter of Eveline Lucy (née Garrett) and Arthur Frederick Graham, an industrial chemist. After attending Rugby High School for Girls, Rugby High School she went to Newnham College, Cambridge in 1937 to read English. She changed to studying archaeology and anthropology with "Anglo-Saxon and kindred studies" directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
