Domesday Geography of South-West England

Klappentext The Domesday Book has long been used as a source of information about legal and economic matters, but its bearing upon the geography of medieval England has been comparatively neglected. The extraction of geographical information involves problems of interpretation, since it necessitates an analysis into elements and their subsequent reconstruction on a geographical basis. But this process makes available otherwise unobtainable evidence for forming a general picture of the relative prosperity of different areas, as well as data for the comparative study of varying geographic and economic factors. This volume contains chapters on Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devonshire, Cornwall and a concluding chapter on the south-western counties. Zusammenfassung The Domesday Book's bearing upon the geography of medieval England has been largely neglected. The extraction of geographical information involves problems of interpretation! but also makes available otherwise unobtainable evidence for forming a general picture of the relative prosperity of different areas! as well as data for the comparative study of varying geographic and economic factors. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of maps; 1. Wiltshire R. Welldon Finn; 2. Dorset H. C. Darby; 3. Somerset R. Welldon Finn; 4. Devonshire R. Welldon Finn; 5. Cornwall W. L. D. Ravenhill; 6. The south-western counties H. C. Darby; Appendices 1-4; Index.

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• Authors: H. C. Darby, H. C. (University of Cambridge) Welldon Fin Darby, H. C. Welldon Finn Darby
• Assisted by: H. C. Darby (Editor), R. Welldon Finn (Editor), R. Welldon Finn (Editor), Welldon Finn R. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.08.2009
• EAN: 9780521118033
• ISBN: 978-0-521-11803-3
• No. of pages: 488
• Series: Domesday Geography of England; Domesday Geography of England
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; HISTORY / Historical Geography, South West England, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Historical Geography