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Zusatztext 'Adam Lucas has written another excellent book on medieval history and technology. ...There is much that is good, useful, and innovative in this study.' Metascience 'Adam Lucas has written another excellent book on medieval history and technology. ... he adds considerably to our overall knowledge of milling resources available in England after Domesday and the varied costs of using water and wind-powered mills. There is much that is good, useful, and innovative in this study.' Metascience Informationen zum Autor Adam Lucas is a senior lecturer in the Science and Technology Studies Program at the University of Wollongong! Australia. His first book! Wind! Water! Work: Ancient and Medieval Milling Technology! was published in 2006. Klappentext This is the first detailed study of the role of the Church in the commercialization of milling in medieval England. Focusing on the period from the late eleventh to the mid sixteenth centuries! it examines the estate management practices of more than thirty English religious houses founded by the Benedictines! Cistercians. Zusammenfassung This is the first detailed study of the role of the Church in the commercialization of milling in medieval England. Focusing on the period from the late eleventh to the mid sixteenth centuries, it examines the estate management practices of more than thirty English religious houses founded by the Benedictines, Cistercians. Inhaltsverzeichnis Ecclesiastical Lordship, Seigneurial Power and the Commercialization of Milling in Medieval England
