The Story of Domesday Book RWH Erskine & Ann Williams Size: 245x168mm Binding: Limp Pages: 288 Number of Illustrations: 80 Figs. Published: 2003 ISBN: RRP: £17.99
	DOMESDAY BOOK, first published in 1086, has atttracted 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 contents list speaks for itself: A General Introduction to Domesday Book - H.R. Loyn The Geography of Domesday England - H.C. Darby How Land was held before and after the Norman Conquest - Ann Williams The Life of the Manor - Barbara F. Harvey Agriculture in Late Anglo-Saxon England - Helen Clarke The Archaeology of the Domesday Vill - David Austin The Domesday Boroughs - G.H. Martin Eleventh-century Communications - G.H. Martin Parish Churches in the Eleventh Century - John Blair The Castles of the Conquest - R. Allen-Brown The Monetary System under William I - Phillip Grierson Weights and Measures - Philip Grierson The Economies of Domesday England - John McDonald and G.D. Snooks Apparent Repetitions in Domesday Book - Ann Williams The Great and Little Domesday Book Manuscript - Michael Gullick Marginal Notes and Signs in Domesday Book - Caroline Thorne Annotation in Domesday Book since 1100 - Elizabeth M. Hallam 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.