A history of British livestock husbandry, to 1700

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A history of British livestock husbandry, to 1700

Robert Trow-Smith

(Routledge library editions, . Economic history ; 009 . Agriculture)

Routledge, 2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Reprint. Originally published Routledge and Kegan Paul , 1957

Description and Table of Contents

Description

First Published in 2005. This book is a history of the techniques of livestock husbandry in Britain and of the evolution of British breeds of domesticated animals of the farm. Adequate background on the business of buying and selling stock and of the influence of the market upon pastoral policy has been included throughout. As such, this title will be of use to new students and those with an existing background in the history British livestock husbandry.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface Chapter 1. Prehistoric and Roman Britain Chapter 2. Saxon Settlement and Domesday Survey Chapter 3. Livestock Farming in the Later Middle Ages Chapter 4. Mediaeval Sheep Husbandry Chapter 5. The Livestock Topography of Tudor and Stuart Britain Chapter 6. The Techniques of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries List of Principal Sources List of Abbreviation Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA76770596
  • ISBN
    • 041538270X
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 286 p., [14] p. of plates
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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