Devon Household Accounts, 1627-59: Sir Richard and Lady Lucy Reynell of Forde House, 1627-43, John Willoughby of Leyhill, 1644-6, and Sir Edward Wise of Sydenham, 1656-9 (1) - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0901853380 ISBN 13 : 9780901853387

Editeur : Devon & Cornwall Record Society, 1995

Synopsis

These records, of three gentry families from east, west and south Devon, are remarkable for their richness and diversity and provide a unique insight into seventeenth-century life. They illustrate every aspect of the running of the household including the duties of the servants, payments to visiting musicians, purchases of clothing, building accounts and consumption of provisions. In particular the volume includes the kitchen account for Sydenham detailingthe gentry diet, including the importing of wine, the making of venison, woodcock, salmon, quince, lumber and turkey pies, and the purchase of all provisions. The seasons of the year are clearly seen in the accounts including lists of guests for meals at Christmas through Twelfth Night.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

TODD GRAY MBE is Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and the author or editor of a number of volumes on Exeter and Devon including William Birchynshaw's Map of Exeter, 1743 and The Chronicle of Exeter, 1205-1722.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Devon & Cornwall Record Society
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0901853380
• ISBN 13: 9780901853387
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 344
• Éditeur: Gray Todd
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• Personne responsable: non disponible