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"The late medieval English milling industry epitomizes one of the most important technical achievements of early societies : the exploitation of wind, water, and muscle power for augmenting human endeavours. Through a computerized analysis of the number and variety of mills in E…
"The late medieval English milling industry epitomizes one of the most important technical achievements of early societies: the exploitation of wind, water, and muscle power for augmenting human endeavours. Through a computerized analysis of the number and variety of mills in En…
This book examines the evolution of mills - whether powered by water, wind, animals or humans - during an important era of English history. It focuses not only on the structures themselves, but also on the people who acted as entrepreneurs, workers, and customers for the industr…
This is the first detailed study of the role of the Church in the commercialization of milling in medieval England. Focusing on the period from the late eleventh to the mid sixteenth centuries, it examines the estate management practices of more than thirty English religious hou…