In the early 1640s Henry Best, a gentleman farmer of Elmswell in the East Riding of Yorkshire, composed an account of his farming practices. The resulting Farming Book provides a unique account of seventeenth-century farming, of the marketing of agricultural produce, and of rural customs. It is here published in a new transcription by Donald Woodward. In addition, a complete transcript of Henry Best's Memorandum Book is published for the first time; this volume gives details of a wide range of day-to-day transactions mainly during the period 1617 to 1645. The editor adds greatly to our knowledge of Henry Best, his family and estate in a substantial introduction, and much ancillary documentary evidence is provided in a series of appendices. The volume is rounded off by an extensive new glossary prepared by Peter McClure.
| ISBN: | 9780197260296 |
| Publication date: | 29th November 1984 |
| Author: | Henry Best, Donald Woodward, Peter McClure, British Academy |
| Publisher: | The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 347 pages |
| Series: | Records of Social and Economic History. New Series |
| Genres: |
European history Social and cultural history Economic history |
In the early 1640s Henry Best, a gentleman farmer of Elmswell in the East Riding of Yorkshire, composed an account of his farming practices. The resulting Farming Book provides a unique account of seventeenth-century farming, of the marketing of agricultural produce, and of rural customs. It is here published in a new transcription by Donald Woodward. In addition, a complete transcript of Henry Best's Memorandum Book is published for the first time; this volume gives details of a wide range of day-to-day transactions mainly during the period 1617 to 1645. The editor adds greatly to our knowledge of Henry Best, his family and estate in a substantial introduction, and much ancillary documentary evidence is provided in a series of appendices. The volume is rounded off by an extensive new glossary prepared by Peter McClure.
The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell, 1642 features in the following genres: European history, Social and cultural history, Economic history
The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell, 1642 is available in Hardback
The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell, 1642 was written by Henry Best, Donald Woodward, Peter McClure, British Academy and published by The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press
The Farming and Memorandum Books of Henry Best of Elmswell, 1642 has 347 pages
Yes it is part of Records of Social and Economic History. New Series series
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