The wealth of documentary material assembled in this volume brings to light the medieval origins of the most famous enclosure of modern Britain, and thereby makes a contribution to our understanding of the making of the English landscape. The sources include many instruments of land conveyance among a large group of local freeholders, as well as a variety of manorial documents covering Holkham's several manors. Of particular importance is the "Neel Cartulary", an exceptional document of medieval estate management and a key ...
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The wealth of documentary material assembled in this volume brings to light the medieval origins of the most famous enclosure of modern Britain, and thereby makes a contribution to our understanding of the making of the English landscape. The sources include many instruments of land conveyance among a large group of local freeholders, as well as a variety of manorial documents covering Holkham's several manors. Of particular importance is the "Neel Cartulary", an exceptional document of medieval estate management and a key source for the study of the Norfolk landscape. The introductory chapters use the texts to reconstruct a picture of hamlets, gardens, closes, arable farms, a busy fishing port and a teeming population of peasants, small lords, mariners and merchants - a landscape obliterated by the radical transformations of the 18th/19th centuries. The appendices include a prosopography and a detailed topography.
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Near Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9780197260937. VG+/VG+ 1st ed 2012 Oxbow hardback, unclipped DJ, illustrated. Name neatly written inside front cover of book, some spotting to insides of jacket, bright and unmarked otherwise. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Farming & Rural Life; ISBN: 0197260934. ISBN/EAN: 9780197260937. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 090275.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Light shelfwear otherwise very clean, sound, unread copy. Includes 3 microfiche cards in plastic insert adhered to back pastedown endpaper. 660 pp. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.