Domesday Book - Devon - Part One

Caroline and Frank Thorn (Editors)

ISBN 10: 0850334926 / ISBN 13: 9780850334920

Published by Phillimore & Co Ltd, London & Chichester, 1985

Modern edition of the statistical survey of England undertaken in 1086, with the Latin text and parallel modern English translation. Part One only of the Devon section. Minor shelfwear, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 015869

Synopsis:

Domesday Book is a statistical survey of England in 1086 A.D. it is a census of the population and productive resources of the country, of their value and of who held them. It was unmatched in Europe for many centuries, the product of a sophisticated and experienced English administration, fully exploited by the Conqueror’s commanding energy. Its name is known to everyone – and everyone can now have access to its text, and, within the limitations of contemporary scholarship, its meaning. It is difficult to exaggerate the important to local historians and archaeologists of the availability of a cheap edition of this fundamental source, for the first time in 900 years. The Domesday Survey was arranged by counties, or shires, and so is the Domesday Book Series. These are the ancient counties that survived with little change until 1974.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Domesday Book - Devon - Part One
Publisher: Phillimore & Co Ltd, London & Chichester
Publication Date: 1985
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Thus.
Book Type: Book