The Devonshire Domesday. [ Alecto county edition of Domesday Book.] [ 3 vols, complete set, in slipcase ]

Alecto Historical Editions, London, 1987- 1990, first edition thus. Limited edition of 1000 sets. 3 vols, cloth-backed boards, 41 cm,. Facsimile volume + viii, 72 pp and translation + x, 179 pp. A beautifully produced set of three volumes comprising the County Edition of Domesday Book for Devonshire. Volume 1 ("Folios and Maps" comprises a high-quality colour facsimile of the original Devonshire section of Domesday Book (Folios 100-118), with a fold-out map of Domesday England and a large scale map of Devonshire which has Domesday sites plotted over the modern topography. Volume 2 is a new English translation structured so that each phrase and sentence is perfectly juxtaposed in precisely the same position on each page as the scribe's words. This volume includes a complete introduction to the Devonshire section of Domesday Book, as well as indexes of people and places. Volume 3: Domesday Studies, is the commentary volume on Domesday Book as a whole, telling the story of how and why Domesday was created and including 16 articles on related aspects of medieval life. There is also a glossary and general bibliography and the volume is copiously illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs. Set No. 589. Slight mark to front board of one volume, otherwise a Fine set in the slipcase wirth the foldable display stand present.