post-medieval
post-medieval — adjective
1. belonging to or describing the time in Europe that began around the year 1500, o
belonging to or describing the time in Europe that began around the year 1500, once the Middle Ages had ended
Rachid studies post-medieval trade routes that linked Lisbon to ports across West Africa.
post-medieval + noun: describing a historical period
The museum's post-medieval gallery shows farm tools, coins, and pottery from the 1600s.
attributive use before a concrete noun
In post-medieval towns, brick houses slowly replaced the older wooden buildings.
Naoko's thesis compares post-medieval and modern ideas about who should run a city.
Archaeologists found a layer of post-medieval glass buried beneath the old market square.
- early modern
the standard term historians use for roughly the same span (about 1500–1800)
- post-classical
broader and earlier; covers the long stretch after ancient Rome, not just after the Middle Ages
- medieval
describes the earlier Middle Ages that this period follows
文法句型
post-medieval + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun in academic or museum writing (post-medieval period, pottery, archaeology); rarely used after 'be'.