Medieval Farming and Technology

The first of three planned volumes dealing with techniques and technology of agriculture in Europe from 600 AD to the 17th century. Discusses methodological approaches to study of the era, development of medieval agriculture in terms of transmission of technological ideas, regional variations, social responses to agricultural technology, and common trends that unite the region. Integrates material derived from advances in medieval archaeology over the past 30 years. Includes b&w drawings. Of interest to scholars of the period and the region, and of the history of technology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Grenville Astill is reader in Archaeology at the University of Reading, UK. He is the author of books and articles on the development of the medieval town, countryside and technology. He has carried out extensive fieldwork in both France and England, including a long-term archaeological research programme on a medieval monastery in the English Midlands.John Langdon is Professor of Medieval British History at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has written a book, Horses, Oxen and Technological Innovation (1986) plus numerous articles, appearing in such journals as Past and Present, Economic History Review and the Journal of Historical Geography.