The Story of Domesday Book

by R.W.H Erskine, Ann Williams

Overview

Domesday Book, first published in 1086, has attracted intense scrutiny particularly since the ninth centenary celebrations and the publication of new editions and modern translations by both Alecto Historical Editions and Phillimore. Facsimiles, translations, maps and apparatus are now readily available on CD-ROM. Never before has it been possible to explore the intricacies of this infinitely detailed text so deeply, nor to extract from it such a wealth of information about medieval England. The Story of Domesday Book is a richly rewarding collection of special studies relating to Domesday Book by outstanding Domesday scholars of our time. The Story of Domesday Book throws new light on the dark corners of this extraordinary Survey, and is an indispensable aid to further understanding England's most important public record.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781860772733
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	10/03/2008
Series:	None Ser.
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	ix
	A General Introduction to Domesday Book	1
	Special Studies
1	The Geography of Domesday England	29
2	How Land was held before and after the Norman Conquest	50
3	The Life of the Manor	54
4	Agriculture in Late Anglo-Saxon England	60
5	The Archaeology of the Domesday Vill	67
6	The Domesday Boroughs	81
7	Eleventh-Century Communications	90
8	Parish Churches in the Eleventh Century	97
9	The Castles of the Conquest	104
10	The Monetary System under William I	112
11	Weights and Measures	119
12	The Economics of Domesday England	130
13	Apparent Repetitions in Domesday Book	138
14	The Great and Little Domesday Manuscripts	144
15	Marginal Notes and Signs in Domesday Book	174
16	Annotations in Domesday Book since 1100	204
	Appendices
I	The Marginalia of Great Domesday Book	226
II	Methods of Textual Abbreviation in Great Domesday Book	228
III	The Arrangement of Folios by Gatherings in Great Domesday Book	230
	Notes	232
	Bibliography	256
	Glossary	258
	Index	267