Since early times, agriculture has been pivotal to England's economy. This is the seventh in a magisterial seven-volume, eight-piece compilation by the economist James E. Thorold Rogers (1823–90), which represents the most complete record of produce costs in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing on a variety of sources including college archives and the Public Record Office, Rogers documents the fluctuating prices of commodities such as livestock, wheat, hay, wool, textiles and labour in a time of great economic change, when the growing economy of the early middle ages was shaken by famine and the Black Death, and then gradually recovered towards the Agrarian Revolution. First published in 1902 (completed and edited by Rogers' son), this two-part volume presents in Part 1 data from 1703 to 1793, showing the prices of a range of products; Part 2 consists of further documents collected by Rogers for the work.

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Product details
- Date Published: December 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108036573
- length: 620 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 35 mm
- weight: 0.78kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I: Preface
Prices of grain
Prices of hay and straw
Prices of rape seed
Prices of minor products
Prices of hops
Prices of stock
Prices of butter, cheese, eggs, cream, etc.
Prices of candles and tallow
Prices of wool, skins, hides, and leather
Prices of fuel
Prices of fish
Prices of salt
Prices of ale, beer, and porter
Prices of wine
Prices of foreign produce
Prices of iron, ironwork, and nails
Prices of metals
Prices of stone
Prices of lime
Prices of laths
Prices of timber and board
Prices of linen and cotton
Prices of clothing
Prices of paper
Prices of rope
Prices of sundry articles
Prices of labour
Statement of weekly employment of certain workmen on the Brandsby estate
Addenda.
Author
James E. Thorold Rogers
Editor
Arthur G. L. Rogers