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Decoding Domesday
David Roffe
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Description for Decoding Domesday
Paperback. New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period. Num Pages: 394 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period. The Domesday Book is one of our major sources for a crucial period of English history; yet it remains difficult to interpret. This provocative new book proposes a complete re-assessment, with profound implications for our understanding of the society and economy of medieval England. In particular, it overturns the general assumption that the Domesday inquest was a comprehensive survey of lords and their lands, and so tells us about the economic underpinning of power in the ... Read more
New light is shed on the motives and objectives for the compiling of the still-mysterious Domesday Book, revolutionising our understanding of the period. The Domesday Book is one of our major sources for a crucial period of English history; yet it remains difficult to interpret. This provocative new book proposes a complete re-assessment, with profound implications for our understanding of the society and economy of medieval England. In particular, it overturns the general assumption that the Domesday inquest was a comprehensive survey of lords and their lands, and so tells us about the economic underpinning of power in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270194
SKU
V9781783270194
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99-50
Reviews for Decoding Domesday
Presents a large amount of information in a series of closely argued chapters.
JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY
This book will [.] be essential reading for anyone interested in Domesday studies. Decoding Domesday is a monumental piece of scholarship. It is beautifully produced as Boydell and Brewer books are these days.
SPECULUM
The most substantial ... Read more
JOURNAL OF ENGLISH AND GERMANIC PHILOLOGY
This book will [.] be essential reading for anyone interested in Domesday studies. Decoding Domesday is a monumental piece of scholarship. It is beautifully produced as Boydell and Brewer books are these days.
SPECULUM
The most substantial ... Read more