Ecclesiastical Lordship, Seigneurial Power and the Commercialization of Milling in Medieval England
This is the first detailed study of the role of the Church in the commercialization of milling in medieval England. Focusing on the period from the late eleventh to the mid sixteenth centuries, it examines the estate management practices of more than thirty English religious houses founded by the Benedictines, Cistercians, Augustinians and other minor orders, with an emphasis on the role played by mills and milling in the establishment and development of a range of different sized episcopal and conventual foundations. Contrary to the views espoused by a number of prominent historians of technology since the 1930s, the book demonstrates that…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-14647-6
- EAN: 9781317146476
- Produktnummer: 20176545
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 436 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 4'883 KB
Über den Autor
Adam Lucas is a senior lecturer in the Science and Technology Studies Program at the University of Wollongong, Australia. His first book, Wind, Water, Work: Ancient and Medieval Milling Technology, was published in 2006.
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