Memoirs Historical And Topographical Of Bristol And It'S Neighbourhood; From The Earliest Period Down To The Present Time (Volume I)
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
15.03.2021
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
578
Maße (L/B/H)
28/21,6/3,1 cm
Gewicht
1434 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5448-195-6
Streets, churches, harbours and vanished houses reappear in Samuel Seyer's rich portrait of Bristol and its surrounding parishes. Bristol comes vividly alive here. First published in the early nineteenth century, Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and its Neighbourhood, Volume I, unfolds a meticulous history of Bristol England from its earliest records through medieval and early Bristol into the rise of a great trading port. Combining narrative, topographical description and documentary detail, this bristol local history book offers a classic english local history grounded in place: markets and bridges, religious foundations, civic institutions and the families who shaped an english port city history. At once a topographical history of Bristol and an antiquarian British history study, it remains a valuable primary source bristol history for anyone drawn to the city's streets, shores and stories. Long relied on as a resource for local historians, genealogists and students of urban change, Seyer's work is also an indispensable bristol genealogy research reference and a foundation for bristol neighbourhood historical research. Collectors of samuel seyer bristol history and serious readers of local studies will appreciate the blend of careful scholarship and vivid scene-setting that anchors this enduring portrait of a major provincial city. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.
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