
A Survey of London
Reprinted from the Text of 1603, with Introduction and Notes
John Stow(Author)
C. L. Kingsford(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 2. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-1-108-08243-3 (ISBN)
Description
'Stow's Survey' is a historical work readily identified by this familiar name alone. John Stow (c.1524-1605) was a Londoner, a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, but spent most of his life accumulating manuscripts and other historical records. His great work, A Survey of London, was published in 1603, and is reissued here in the two-volume version edited by C. L. Kingsford (1862-1926) and published in 1908. Kingsford, a government education official, was also a writer for the Dictionary of National Biography, to which he contributed over 300 entries. His Chronicles of London (also reissued in this series) was published in 1905. In Volume 1, Kingsford's preface explains his editorial practice; he also provides an introduction including documents illustrative of Stow's family background and life, and a bibliography of sources. Stow's text begins with general essays on London's history, and follows with a ward-by-ward description.
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English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
2 Plates, black and white; 1 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
650 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-08243-3 (9781108082433)
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John Stow | C. L. Kingsford
A Survey of London 2 Volume Set
Reprinted from the Text of 1603, with Introduction and Notes
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Content
Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Life of Stow; 2. Survey of London; Appendix to the introduction; Corrigenda; Part II. The Text: Text of 1603.