History on the Ground

Zusatztext 'This is an important contribution to the subject of the English landscape...' Times Literary Supplement'This is a most readable book which carries a weight of learning lightly...' The Geographical Journal Informationen zum Autor Maurice Beresford Zusammenfassung Taking the evidence of maps and documents, this book, originally published in 1957, describes 6 journeys inthe field: to parish boundaries, Elizabethan villages, the planted medieval towns and to parks of all periods. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. A Journey Along Boundaries 3. A Journey to Elizabethan Villages 4. A Journey Among Deserted Villages 5. A Journey to New Towns 6. A Journey to Elizabethan Market-Places 7. A Journey Through Parks. Appendix: The Material for the Six Journeys.

Product details

• Authors: Maurice Beresford
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138187702
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18770-2
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Historiography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History: theory & methods, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Historiography, Medieval History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology, History: theory and methods