A Survey of London
Reprinted from the Text of 1603, with Introduction and Notes

A unique book on London, published in 1603 and reissued here in the two-volume 1908 version edited by C. L. Kingsford.

John Stow (Author), C. L. Kingsford (Edited by)

9781108082433, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 July 2015

464 pages, 3 b/w illus.
14 x 21.5 x 2.5 cm, 0.61 kg

'Stow's Survey' is a historical work readily identified by this familiar name alone. John Stow (c.1524–1605) was a Londoner, a member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, but spent most of his life accumulating manuscripts and other historical records. His great work, A Survey of London, was published in 1603, and is reissued here in the two-volume version edited by C. L. Kingsford (1862–1926) and published in 1908. Kingsford, a government education official, was also a writer for the Dictionary of National Biography, to which he contributed over 300 entries. His Chronicles of London (also reissued in this series) was published in 1905. In Volume 1, Kingsford's preface explains his editorial practice; he also provides an introduction including documents illustrative of Stow's family background and life, and a bibliography of sources. Stow's text begins with general essays on London's history, and follows with a ward-by-ward description.

Preface
Part I. Introduction: 1. Life of Stow
2. Survey of London
Appendix to the introduction
Corrigenda
Part II. The Text: Text of 1603.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]