A comprehensive glossary of words that frequently crop up in wills, inventories and domestic accounts for the the late medieval and modern period, with quotations from documents to demonstrate the contemporary use of the word.
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A Researcher’s Glossary is the result of 40 years of delving into the archives of Norfolk and Suffolk. It gives the meanings of words that frequently crop up in wills, inventories and domestic accounts, with quotations from documents to demonstrate the contemporary use of the word. It is illustrated by contemporary prints and some find drawings by the author.
This book will prove an invaluable companion to all who research among documents of the late medieval and modern period and provide a mine of information about the artefacts of everyday life in earlier times. . and help disentangle confusions about
David Yaxley was born in Mundesley, brought up in Paston, and educated at The Paston Grammar School, North Walsham. After National Service in Egypt he took a degree in History at University College London. He has written and lectured on local history, art history, and architecture for the W.E.A. since 1964. He was Archivist at Houghton Hall from 1971 and was a renowned local artist. His wife Susan and son Thomas ran Larks Press, which David continued to run after Susan’s death in 2016. David passed away in 2023.
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