The materiality of medieval administration in Northern England / Abigail S. Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, Abigail S., Author.

Series:

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy ; 59.

Utrecht studies in medieval literacy, 2034-9416 ; 59

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manors--England, Northern--History--To 1500.

Manors.

Manors--England, Northern--History--16th century.

Public administration--England, Northern--History.

Public administration.

Written communication--England, Northern--History.

Written communication.

Land tenure--England, Northern--History--To 1500.

Land tenure.

Land tenure--England, Northern--History--16th century.

Physical Description:

xxv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2024]

Summary:

"In the late Middle Ages, the Percy earls of Northumberland and the bishops of Durham were two of the largest landholders in the North East of England. This book is a study of their estate administrations based on the extant manorial accounts from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. Examining the documents holistically, it investigates the shapes of the records and the materials they were written upon, as well as how they were used and stored to provide new insights into late medieval lordly administration. Such a material-focussed approach explores the concurrent use of rolls, booklets, paper, and parchment for different types of manorial accounts and at different steps of the multistage production and audit process. It also examines the hands drafting, editing, and auditing the accounts, in addition to the layout and presentation of the contents of the records to further our understanding of the written burden of proof required in the management and audit of large estates in late medieval England. Studying the financial accounts of the earls of Northumberland and the bishops of Durham from a material perspective reveals two highly sophisticated administrative systems and structures of accountability"-- Publisher's website.

"In the late Middle Ages, the Percy earls of Northumberland and the bishops of Durham were two of the largest landholders in the North East of England. This book is a study of their estate administrations based on the extant manorial accounts from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. Examining the documents holistically, it investigates the shapes of the records and the materials they were written upon, as well as how they were used and stored to provide new insights into late medieval lordly administration. Such a material-focussed approach explores the concurrent use of rolls, booklets, paper, and parchment for different types of manorial accounts and at different steps of the multistage production and audit process. It also examines the hands drafting, editing, and auditing the accounts, in addition to the layout and presentation of the contents of the records to further our understanding of the written burden of proof required in the management and audit of large estates in late medieval England. Studying the financial accounts of the earls of Northumberland and the bishops of Durham from a material perspective reveals two highly sophisticated administrative systems and structures of accountability."-- Publisher's website.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-313) and index.

ISBN:

9782503607436

2503607438

OCLC:

1428037198