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Informationen zum Autor Mark Bailey is Headmaster of Leeds Grammar School and a Senior Visiting Lecturer at the University of Leeds Klappentext This book provides a comprehensive introduction and essential guide to one of the most important institutions in medieval England and to its substantial archive. This is the first book to offer a detailed explanation of the form, structure and evolution of the manor and its records. Zusammenfassung This book provides a comprehensive introduction and essential guide to one of the most important institutions in medieval England and to its substantial archive. This is the first book to offer a detailed explanation of the form! structure and evolution of the manor and its records. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and acknowledgementsPART ONE: THE COMPOSITION AND ORIGINS OF THE MANOR1. Introduction2. The characteristics of the medieval manor3. The size and composition of medieval manors4. Origins and development of the manor5. Manorial documentsPART TWO: MANORIAL SURVEYS, EXTENTS AND RENTALS6. Surveys and extents before c.13007. Land tenures and personal status on the medieval manor8. Surveys, rentals and terriers after c.13009. Historical uses of surveys and extentsPART THREE: MANORIAL ACCOUNTS10. The management of the manor11. The format of the account12. The evolution of the account13. Historical uses of the account14. Subsidiary documents of the accountPART FOUR: MANOR AND LEET COURTS15. The manor court16. The leet court17. Manor and leet courts after c.140018. Historical uses of court rolls19. GlossarySelect bibliographyIndex
