There is a bump to the top right corner front cover and pages not affecting the text. While spending the christmas time of 1085 in gloucester, william had deep speech with his counsellors and sent men all over england to each shire to find. Domesday book is a detailed survey and valuation of landed property in england. Domesday book, compiled in 1086 at the behest of william the conqueror, has been described as the most valuable piece of antiquity possessed by any nation david hume and viewed by historians as the final act of the norman conquest. A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. Ancient history encyclopedia receives a small commission for each book sold through our affiliate partners. Domesday is now available online, and you can search for your town or village, and download images of domesday along with an english translation of the entry.
Produced under the supervision of the most renowned domesday scholars, this authoritative translation of the complete domesday offers a remarkable portrait of. Domesday book encompasses two independent works in, originally, two physical volumes. A complete translation by alecto historical editions 20021126 on. A complete translation by editions alecto, g h martin editor, ann williams editor online at alibris. This text presents a complete translation of this extraordinary document.
An english translation of the latin text for most counties was published by victoria county history vch. Domesday was compiled in a matter of months in 1086, just at the end of william the conquerors reign. We finally brought the book out, it was published in 1954, it was paperback. Now available in one volume, here is the complete, authoritative translation from the original latin, together with an index of places and a glossary of terms used. This is the 3 volume set of the folio society complete translation of the domesday book by dr. A complete translation, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. A complete translation penguin classics martin, geoffrey isbn. Domesday 1986 now available online, after a long effort to save it from outdated videodiscs, the bbc domesday project aimed to record the state of britain 900 years after the original domesday survey.
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Bedfordshire berkshire buckinghamshire cambridgeshire cheshire. We have new and used copies available, in 1 editions. The record was compiled in 10861087, a mere twenty years after the norman conquest, at the order of william the conqueror. Cassiodorusfamed throughout history as one of the great christian exegetes of antiquityspent most of his life as a highranking public. A complete translation by alecto historical editions 20021126. The domesday survey of southwest england is an edition, translation, facsimile, description and resource for the study of exeter cathedral library ms 3500 exon domesday, the earliest extant manuscript of the conquerors survey.
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By contemporaries the whole operation was known as the description of england, but the popular name domesday i. Domesday book a complete translation alecto historical editions, very goo. These were little domesday covering norfolk, suffolk, and essex, and great domesday covering much of the remainder of england except for lands in the north which later became westmorland, cumberland, northumberland, and the county palatine of. The first facsimile edition of the manuscripts was made in a project led by the cartographer henry james in the 1860s. This document has been created by the history data service and is based on information supplied by the depositor sn. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our guernsey. Winchesterbogen, men blev i folkemunde kaldt dommedagsbogen. A complete translation penguin classics new ed by martin, geoffrey isbn. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of ansneville, a commission of duke william in 1050 from the island of guernsey, taken by pirates in the island hand who was recorded in the domesday book census of 1086. Many translated example sentences containing paperback book frenchenglish dictionary and search engine for french translations.
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A complete translation penguin books, 1992, which is indexed by place. In august 2006 the contents of domesday went online, with an english translation of the books latin. A complete translation is not light reading, but jonathan sumption is fascinated by the first record of all property held in britain. Great domesday contains most of the counties of england and was written by one scribe and checked by a second. Martin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The project explores how and why the domesday survey was made. Domesday book is a manuscript record of the great survey of much of england and parts of. Domesday book is one of the most famous documents in english historyand arguably in world history.