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Author Langdon, John.

Title Mills in the medieval economy : England, 1300-1540 / John Langdon
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 369 pages) : illustrations
Series OUP E-Books
Contents List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Milling Industry about 1300; 2. Mill Numbers and Revenues 1300-1540; 3. The Technology of the Late Medieval English Milling Industry; 4. The Operation of Milling; 5. Entrepreneurs; 6. Workers and Customers; Conclusion: The Later Middle Ages as an Era of Change; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
Summary This book examines the evolution of mills - whether powered by water, wind, animals or humans - during an important era of English history. It focuses not only on the structures themselves, but also on the people who acted as entrepreneurs, workers, and customers for the industry. Together they created one of the most recognizable and enduring features of medieval society. - ;The late medieval English milling industry epitomizes one of the most important technical achievements of early societies: the exploitation of wind, water and muscle power for augmenting human endeavours. Through a comput
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-351) and index
Notes English
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Subject Food industry and trade -- England -- History -- To 1500
Mills and mill-work -- England -- History -- To 1500
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science.
Economic history
Food industry and trade
Mills and mill-work
SUBJECT England -- Economic conditions -- 1066-1485. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86001376
England -- Economic conditions -- 16th century
Subject England
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2004303422
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