A Survey of London

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-108-08243-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 464 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 650 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 15th & 16th Centuries

'Stow's Survey' is a historical work readily identified by this familiar name alone. John Stow (c.1524–1605) was a Londoner, a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, but spent most of his life accumulating manuscripts and other historical records. His great work, A Survey of London, was published in 1603, and is reissued here in the two-volume version edited by C. L. Kingsford (1862–1926) and published in 1908. Kingsford, a government education official, was also a writer for the Dictionary of National Biography, to which he contributed over 300 entries. His Chronicles of London (also reissued in this series) was published in 1905. In Volume 1, Kingsford's preface explains his editorial practice; he also provides an introduction including documents illustrative of Stow's family background and life, and a bibliography of sources. Stow's text begins with general essays on London's history, and follows with a ward-by-ward description.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stow, John

Kingsford, C. L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Life of Stow; 2. Survey of London; Appendix to the introduction; Corrigenda; Part II. The Text: Text of 1603.