The English manor c.1200-c.1500 (eBook, PDF)

Übersetzer: Bailey, Mark

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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. Offers translations of, and commentaries upon, each category of document to illustrate their main features. Examples of each category of record are provided in translation, followed by shorter extracts selected to illustrate interesting, commonly occurring, or complex features. A valuable source of reference for undergraduates wishing to understand the sources which underpin the majority of research on the medieval economy and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526112705
• Artikelnr.: 60361173

Autorenporträt

Mark Bailey is Headmaster of Leeds Grammar School and a Senior Visiting Lecturer at the University of Leeds

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and acknowledgements PART ONE: THE COMPOSITION AND ORIGINS OF THE
MANOR 1. Introduction 2. The characteristics of the medieval manor 3. The
size and composition of medieval manors 4. Origins and development of the
manor 5. Manorial documents PART TWO: MANORIAL SURVEYS, EXTENTS AND RENTALS
6. Surveys and extents before c.1300 7. Land tenures and personal status on
the medieval manor 8. Surveys, rentals and terriers after c.1300 9.
Historical uses of surveys and extents PART THREE: MANORIAL ACCOUNTS 10.
The management of the manor 11. The format of the account 12. The evolution
of the account 13. Historical uses of the account 14. Subsidiary documents
of the account PART FOUR: MANOR AND LEET COURTS 15. The manor court 16. The
leet court 17. Manor and leet courts after c.1400 18. Historical uses of
court rolls 19. Glossary Select bibliography Index