Tavistock Abbey

Texte du rabat

Originally published in 1951, this book examines the history of rural Devon though the history of Tavistock Abbey.

Contenu

Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. The endowments of the Abbey; 2. The Agrarian landscape; 3. The social structure; 4. Arable husbandry; 5. Pastoral husbandry; 6. Fisheries; 7. The Stannary of Tavistock; 8. Seignorial revenues; 9. The monastic economy; 10. The dissolution; Appendix A. Abbots of Tavistock; Appendix B. The foundation charter of the Abbey; Appendix C. The Abbey buildings; Appendix D. The Tavistock printing press; List of sources; Index.