The Changing English Countryside, 1400-1700

ISBN-13: 9781138739376 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 198 str.

Leonard Cantor

Opis

The period covered by this book, first published in 1987, was an important one for the rural landscape in England. The main features of the countryside are dealt with fully and examples are given of their remains which can still be identified in the landscape today.

Spis treści

Preface;  Acknowledgements;  1. The English Countryside in 1400  2. Sheep or Men? The Cultivated Landscape in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries  3. Agricultural Improvement: The Cultivated Landscape in the Seventeenth Century  4. Settlements and Buildings in the Countryside  5. Woodland: Forests, Chases, Parks and Gardens  6. Industries in the Countryside  7. Roads and Rivers: Movement in the Landscape  8. The English Countryside in 1700;  Further Reading and References;  Index

O autorze

Leonard Cantor