Anglo-Saxon farms and farming Banham, Debby 1953- creator author. Faith, Rosamond 1935- author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) This title studies farming in England before the Norman Conquest, in a period before trade was an important way of making a living, exploring what tools and methods were used in Anglo-Saxon farming, what kind of livestock was kept, and what crops were grown. Cover; ANGLO-SAXON FARMS AND FARMING; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; Note on Periodization; 1: Introduction; A FARMER'S VIEW OF ANGLO-SAXON ENGLAND; SCOPE OF THIS STUDY; EXISTING SCHOLARSHIP ON ANGLO-SAXON FARMING; PRIMARY WRITTEN SOURCES; The estate management literature; Laws; Charters; The literature of secular learning; Charms and medical texts; Narrative sources; ARCHAEOLOGY; Biological remains; Landscape; PLACE-NAMES AND LINGUISTIC EVIDENCE; PRACTICAL FARMING EXPERIENCE; VISUAL EVIDENCE COMPARATIVE EVIDENCEOUR APPROACH; PART I; 2: Arable farming in Anglo-Saxon England, I: The crops; CEREALS; Wheat; Barley; Hulled and free-threshing cereals; 'Minor' cereals; Regional variation; Changes; PULSE CROPS; MIXED AND MINOR CROPS; Fodder crops; Fibre crops; CONCLUSIONS; 3: Arable farming in Anglo-Saxon England, II: Tools and techniques; CULTIVATION; Manuring; Ploughs; Ploughing; Traction; Productivity; Advantages of the mouldboard plough; Workers; Sowing and 'minor' cultivations; Weeding; HARVESTING, STORAGE, AND PROCESSING; Storage; Threshing and winnowing; ENCLOSURES AND FIELDS EnclosuresOpen fields; CONCLUSIONS; 4: Animal husbandry in Anglo-Saxon England I: The Livestock; HORSES AND OTHER EQUIDS; Appearance; Donkeys and mules; CATTLE; Numbers; SHEEP; Numbers; Appearance; GOATS; Appearance; PIGS; Numbers; Appearance; POULTRY; Appearance; BEES; CONCLUSION; 5: Animal husbandry in Anglo-Saxon England II: Livestock products and production; WHAT ANIMALS DID FOR PEOPLE; Traction; Dairying; Meat; Eggs; Wool; Minor products; WHAT PEOPLE DID FOR ANIMALS; Housing, feeding, and care; Herding and control; Breeding; Beekeeping; CONCLUSION; PART II 6: Farms in their landscapes: Introduction to Part IILIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT; ANIMALS ON THE MOVE; SHEPHERDS AND SHIELINGS; PASTORALISM AND ITS LANDSCAPES; Rivers and meadows; Woodland; Wolds, downs, and hills; RESOURCES, TERRITORY, AND IDENTITY; PASTORAL HUSBANDRY AND THE HUNDRED; 7: Coasts and riversides; THAMES-SIDE; COMMON RIGHTS AND PARISH BOUNDARIES; COASTAL SALTMARSH; FARMER-FISHERMEN BETWEEN THE WYE AND THE SEVERN; FISHING; CRAFTS AND SKILLS; INCOMES AND OBLIGATIONS; WOOD AND IRON; DROVING; 8: Woodland; NORTH-WEST ESSEX; THE WARWICKSHIRE ARDEN; THE YEOMAN FARM; WOODLAND AGRICULTURE 9: Chalk downland: The Berkshire, Hampshire, and Wiltshire DownsPEASANT PRODUCTION AND THE MARKET AT HAMWIC; 10: Moorland; THE UPPER PLYM AND MEAVY VALLEYS; FARMING ON THE EDGE OF THE MOOR; 11: Wolds; WOLDS AS A PAYS; WALESBY, OTBY, AND RISBY; THE UPPER LYMN VALLEY; WORLABY AND OXCOMBE; SOMERSBY, KETSBY, AND ENDERBY; MARKETS; 12: Continuities and changes in arable husbandry; CONTINUITIES: ROMANO-BRITISH FARMING; CHANGES: STRIP FIELDS; Moorland; Woodland: Vale of York, Northamptonshire, Essex; The North-West; Towards open fields; OPEN-FIELD FARMING; TOWNSHIP BOUNDARIES; MOVING THE FARM specialized Debby Banham and Rosamond Faith. Includes bibliographical references and index. e-uk--- Agriculture Great Britain History To 1500 Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Great Britain History Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 Agriculture Grande-Bretagne Histoire Jusqu'à 1500 Civilisation anglo-saxonne Grande-Bretagne Histoire 449-1066 (Période anglo-saxonne) BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Industries General Agriculture Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Great Britain Engeland Agriculture Earth & Environmental Sciences Agriculture - General To 1500 fast S455 338.109410902 15.70 Anglo-Saxon farms and farming Banham, Debby, 1953- First edition. Medieval history and archaeology 9780191757495 0191757497 9780191667312 0191667315 9780199207947 0199207941 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/11963 CNCGM 140605 20260319160133.9 in00005711288 eng