Puir Labourers and Busy Husbandmen
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Puir Labourers and Busy Husbandmen by Piers Dixon
This title explores the new way of life brought to the Scottish medieval countryside by feudalism, the threat of revolution, and the spread of Benedictine monasticism. It focuses on the day-to-day activities of farming, peat extraction, woodland management, milling, malting, baking and brewing.
Piers Dixon lives in Innerleithen. He has excavated on both urban and rural medieval sites in the Borders, and now works in Edinburgh for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. He is also a member of the Institute of Field Archaeologists and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781841581460 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841581461 |
| Title | Puir Labourers and Busy Husbandmen |
| Author | Piers Dixon |
| Series | The Making Of Scotland |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2002-05-30 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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