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OverviewSince early times, agriculture has been pivotal to England's economy. This is the fifth 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 1887, Volume 5 uses the data supplied in Volume 6 to discuss the period from 1583 to 1702, exploring the costs of traditional agricultural products as well as fuel and building materials, transport, tenant farms, and changes in wages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James E. Thorold RogersPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9781139094818ISBN 10: 1139094815 Publication Date: 05 May 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introductory; 2. Agriculture in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries; 3. On the distribution of wealth in England from 1583 to 1702; 4. Currency; 5. Trade and markets; 6. Taxation and finance; 7. On the price of grain; 8. On the price of hops; 9. On the prices of hay and straw; 10. Minor agricultural products; 11. On the price of stock and meat; 12. Dairy produce, eggs and poultry; 13. On candles, tallow, and fuel; 14. Wool, hides, and bark; 15. On the price of fish; 16. On the price of salt; 17. On the price of foreign produce; 18. On the price of materials; 19. On the price of building materials; 20. On the price of textile fabrics. Linen; 21. On the price of textile fabrics. Cloth, etc.; 22. On the price of paper, etc., parchment, etc., and rope; 23. Labour and wages; 24. Sundries; 25. On the cost of carriage; 26. On prices generally between 1583 and 1702; 27. The condition of the tenant farmer, 1583–1702; 28. On the purchasing power of wages; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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