London Bridge: Selected Accounts and Rentals, 1381-1538
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London Bridge: Selected Accounts and Rentals, 1381-1538 by Vanessa Harding
The rulers of London in the late middle ages sought to safeguard the future of their important river crossing by placing its administration in the hands of a specially created institution. By the mid-fourteenth century the BridgeHouse, as it became known, had been endowed with a large portfolio of properties which provided the bulk of the revenue needed for the frequent, and often urgent, repairs to London Bridge's structure: as many as 130 shops stoodon the bridge itself. As well as providing information on the technicalities of bridge-building or wider issues concerning urban crafts and productive processes, the accounts and rentals from the institution's archive provide useful snapshots of the bridge at various points in its often turbulent history.
Laura Wright is a Reader in English Language at the University of Cambridge, where she works on the history of English.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780900952319 |
| ISBN 10 | 0900952318 |
| Title | London Bridge: Selected Accounts and Rentals, 1381-1538 |
| Author | Vanessa Harding |
| Series | London Record Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | London Record Society |
| Year published | 1995-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 316 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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