- This atlas makes pioneering use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to unlock part of the treasure trove of information contained in England's unrivalled medieval public records; 148. An invaluable work of reference, it reveals the human geography in England during the pivotal half century before the Black Death; 149. Data has been meticulously compiled from a wide range of sources
England on the Eve of the Black Death : An Atlas of Lay Lordship, Land and Wealth, 1300-49
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Table of Contents
Frontispiece; Contents; List of Tables; List of Graphs; List of Maps; 1. Preface; 2. How the maps have been created; 3. The IPMs as a source; 4. Regional traits; 5. Common rights; 6. Estates, manors, and demesnes; 7. The demesne: messuages and buildings; 8. The demesne: minor land-uses and food sources; 9. The demesne: major land-uses; 10. The demesne: unit land values; 11. The demesne: land-use types; 12. The demesne: husbandry types; 13. The demesne: agricultural types; 14. Rents and services; 15. Seigniorial courts and their revenues; 16. Mills; 17. Commerce and trade; 18. Lay wealth and taxpayers in 1327, 1332, and 1334; Appendix 1: 1327 and 1332 lay subsidies: documentary reference numbers, Public Record Office, London; Appendix 2: Coding scheme of IPM database; Endnotes; Index of people and places
Author Description
Bruce M. Campbell is Professor of Medieval Economic History, Queen's University, Belfast.
Ken Bartley works for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.