Domesday Book
Domesday has been called one of the three most
famous books in the world, alongside the Bible and the Koran, and is
acknowledged as being one of the most important historical documents of
the first millennium. William the Conqueror’s great survey has been used
as a working document ever since its commission at Christmas 1085, and
remained pre-eminent as a census of England until the 19th Century. It
was last consulted for legal precedent in 1982, 896 years after it was
written.
In 1984 the Public Record Office took
the historic decision to unbind the original Domesday manuscripts and
invited Alecto Historical Editions to undertake the publication
of a facsimile.
In 1986, the first colour facsimile of Great
Domesday was printed in a strictly limited number of sets. These are
now available as either complete Millennium or County Editions and
include extensive text.
Last year Alecto finally completed the
project with the publication of Little Domesday which covers the
eastern circuit counties of Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. It is published
in the same editions as Great Domesday. Please visit our
Domesday website for more details.
Send for our extensive Domesday publications
Information Pack - contact details below.
This year the Digital Edition of Domesday Book has been released.
Future plans include a revision of our Domesday Book in the
Community programme.
Teachers - send for our notes, Domesday in the Classroom. |
