02862nam 2200589 a 450 991078478790332120230617040101.01-383-04077-X1-280-83832-90-19-151475-6(CKB)1000000000400174(EBL)422643(OCoLC)476258554(SSID)ssj0000203076(PQKBManifestationID)12024188(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203076(PQKBWorkID)10258003(PQKB)11488527(Au-PeEL)EBL422643(CaPaEBR)ebr10266625(CaONFJC)MIL83832(MiAaPQ)EBC422643(EXLCZ)99100000000040017420041015d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMills in the medieval economy[electronic resource] England, 1300-1540 /John LangdonOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20041 online resource (390 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-926558-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-351) and index.Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Maps; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Milling Industry about 1300; 2. Mill Numbers and Revenues 1300-1540; 3. The Technology of the Late Medieval English Milling Industry; 4. The Operation of Milling; 5. Entrepreneurs; 6. Workers and Customers; Conclusion: The Later Middle Ages as an Era of Change; Appendices; Bibliography; IndexThis book examines the evolution of mills - whether powered by water, wind, animals or humans - during an important era of English history. It focuses not only on the structures themselves, but also on the people who acted as entrepreneurs, workers, and customers for the industry. Together they created one of the most recognizable and enduring features of medieval society. - ;The late medieval English milling industry epitomizes one of the most important technical achievements of early societies: the exploitation of wind, water and muscle power for augmenting human endeavours. Through a computFood industry and tradeEnglandHistoryTo 1500Mills and mill-workEnglandHistoryTo 1500EnglandEconomic conditions1066-1485EnglandEconomic conditions16th centuryFood industry and tradeHistoryMills and mill-workHistory664.72009420902Langdon John1576464MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784787903321Mills in the medieval economy3854290UNINA