{"product_id":"the-open-fields-of-england-david-hall-9780198855484","title":"The Open Fields of England","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Open Fields of England\u003c\/em\u003e describes the open-field system of agriculture that operated in Medieval England before the establishment of present-day farms surrounded by hedges or walls. The volume encompasses a wide range of primary data not previously assembled, to which are added the results of new research based upon a fifty-year study of open-field remains and their related documents. The whole of England is examined, describing eight different kinds of field-system that have been identified, and relating them to their associated land-use and settlement. Details of field structure are explained, such as the demesne, the lord's land, and the tenants' holdings, as well as tenurial arrangements and farming methods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrevious explanations of open-field origins and possible antecedents to medieval fields are discussed. Various types of archaeological and historical evidence relating to Saxon-period settlements and fields are presented, followed by the development of a new theory to explain the lay-out and planned nature of many field systems found in the central belt of England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOf particular interest is the Gazetteer, which is organized by historic counties. Each county has a summary of its fields, including tabulated data and sources for future research, touching on the demesne, yardland size, work-service, assarts, and physical remains of ridge and furrow. The Gazetteer acts as a national hand-list of field systems, opening the subject up to further research and essential to scholars of medieval agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0198855486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198855484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.80d","brand":"David Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941644042495,"sku":"9780198855484","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_17cec48a-7f8f-4e06-92fd-4d1af6974192.jpg?v=1681454124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-open-fields-of-england-david-hall-9780198855484","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}