A Survey of London by John Stow
'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. Volume 2 continues the ward-by-ward account, and goes on to describe Westminster, the city's churches and hospitals, its government, mayor and sheriffs, and the guilds. Kingsford provides notes, a glossary and comprehensive indexes, offering an accessible and accurate version of this vital source for the city's history.
John Stow was a tailor who was born in London in 1525.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750942409 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750942401 |
| Title | A Survey of London |
| Author | John Stow |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-08-18 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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