| A History of Agriculture and Prices in England: From the Year After the Oxford Parliament (1259) to the Commencement of the Continental War (1793) Contributor(s): Rogers, James E. Thorold (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108036546 ISBN-13: 9781108036542 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $78.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Yearbooks & Annuals - Business & Economics | Economic History - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 942 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, Ge |
| Physical Information: 1.78" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (2.21 lbs) 804 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since early times, agriculture has been pivotal to England's economy. This is the fourth in a magisterial seven-volume, eight-piece compilation by the economist James E. Thorold Rogers (1823-90), which represents the most complete record of produce costs in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing on a variety of sources including college archives and the Public Record Office, Rogers documents the fluctuating prices of commodities such as livestock, wheat, hay, wool, textiles and labour in a time of great economic change, when the growing economy of the early middle ages was shaken by famine and the Black Death, and then gradually recovered towards the Agrarian Revolution. First published in 1882, this volume discusses the period from 1401 to 1582, using the data published in Volume 3, exploring the distribution of wealth, the cost of foreign produce, weights, measures and currency, and variation in wages. |