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A rich, detailed and well-illustrated overview of the landscape of
the North East of England. How distinctive is the landscape of the
North East of England? How far does its distinctive nature
contribute to the region's regional identity? These are key
questions addressed by this book. Covering a wide range of subjects
including country house landscapes, village landscapes and
"townscapes", including coverage of how the region's landscape has
been perceived and represented in literature and art, and
approaching the subject from a wide range of perspectives including
historical, literary, archaeological, art-historical and
geographical, the book provides a rich, detailed and
well-illustrated overview of the landscape of the North East of
England. It demonstrates that this landscape is more subtle,
layered and varied than is often supposed, and that stereotypes
that the region is grimly industrial and dominated by coal-mining
are wrong. Overall, besides much interesting detail and many new
research findings, the book vividly evokes the landscapes and the
spirit of place of the North East. Dr THOMAS FAULKNER is Visiting
Fellow, School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle; Dr
HELEN BERRY is Reader in Early Modern History, School of Historical
Studies, University of Newcastle; Dr JEREMY GREGORY is Senior
Lecturer, Dept. Religions and Theology, University of Manchester.
Contributors: S. M. COUSINS, A. W. PURDUE, S. A. CAUNCE, STEVEN
DESMOND, JUDITH BETNEY, VERONICA GOULTY, FIONA GREEN, ADRIAN GREEN,
WINIFRED STOKES, HILARY J. GRAINGER, MARTIN ROBERTS, GILLIAN
COOKSON, THOMAS FAULKNER, LINDA POLLEY, HELEN BERRY, HUGH DIXON,
JAN HEWITT, LAURA NEWTON.
The barbarian law codes, compiled between the sixth and eighth
centuries, were copied remarkably frequently in the Carolingian
ninth century. They provide crucial evidence for early medieval
society, including the settlement of disputes, the nature of
political authority, literacy, and the construction of ethnic
identities. Yet it has proved extremely difficult to establish why
the codes were copied in the ninth century, how they were read, and
how their rich evidence should be used. Thomas Faulkner tackles
these questions more systematically than ever before, proposing new
understandings of the relationship between the making of law and
royal power, and the reading of law and the maintenance of ethnic
identities. Faulkner suggests major reinterpretations of central
texts, including the Carolingian law codes, the capitularies adding
to the laws, and Carolingian revisions of earlier barbarian and
Roman laws. He also provides detailed analysis of legal
manuscripts, especially those associated with the
leges-scriptorium.
The barbarian law codes, compiled between the sixth and eighth
centuries, were copied remarkably frequently in the Carolingian
ninth century. They provide crucial evidence for early medieval
society, including the settlement of disputes, the nature of
political authority, literacy, and the construction of ethnic
identities. Yet it has proved extremely difficult to establish why
the codes were copied in the ninth century, how they were read, and
how their rich evidence should be used. Thomas Faulkner tackles
these questions more systematically than ever before, proposing new
understandings of the relationship between the making of law and
royal power, and the reading of law and the maintenance of ethnic
identities. Faulkner suggests major reinterpretations of central
texts, including the Carolingian law codes, the capitularies adding
to the laws, and Carolingian revisions of earlier barbarian and
Roman laws. He also provides detailed analysis of legal
manuscripts, especially those associated with the
leges-scriptorium.
Title: An historical and topographical description of Chelsea and
its environs, interspersed with biographical anecdotes of ...
eminent persons who have resided in Chelsea.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural
world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies
of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are
regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism,
topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and
significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Faulkner, Thomas; 1829. 2 vol.; 8 . 010349.pp.2.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
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Title: An historical and topographical description of Chelsea and
its environs, interspersed with biographical anecdotes of ...
eminent persons who have resided in Chelsea.Publisher: British
Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the
national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's
largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all
known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection
includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft.
Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural
world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies
of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are
regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism,
topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and
significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was
compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic
record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool
in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library
Faulkner, Thomas; 1829. 2 vol.; 8 . 010349.pp.2.
Title: The history and antiquities of Brentford, Ealing &
Chiswick. Interspersed with biographical notices, etc. With
plates.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL
HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library
digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material
that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include
health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology,
culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and
social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Faulkner, Thomas;
1845. xvi. 504 p.; 8 . 010349.dd.34.
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