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Date
2015
Location
England
Great Britain
Great Britain
Media format
Printed text
Extent
viii, 376 pages
Language
English
Size
24 cm +
Reference IDs
Folger bibliographic ID: 344052
Folger call number: DA670.N59 N6 v.79
Folger holdings ID: 494888
Accession Number: 163252
Folger call number: DA670.N59 N6 v.79
Folger holdings ID: 494888
Accession Number: 163252
Summary
"Alice, the wife of Sir Hamon Le Strange of Hunstanton is fast emerging from the documents as a seventeenth century phenomenon. In her debut, Consumption & Gender in the Early Seventeenth Century Household, she appeared as the consummate housewife and manager of domestic affairs, leading her grateful husband to note 'her price is above pearls'. In this volume attention turns to Alice's role as a farmer, estate manager and guardian of the family finances. In many ways, her performance in this field was even more remarkable. To illustrate the range of her abilities and the scale of her achievement, a selection has been made from her vast archive; this includes her sheep accounts, the early records she kept for her own estate at Sedgeford and her summary of the family finances. These documents explain why she came to play such an influential role in the management of her husband's affairs and why her legacy lives on at Hunstanton" -- Publisher's description
Notes
General notes
Errata sheet inserted Includes bibliographical references and index
Item information about Folger DA670.N59 N6 v.79
Folded map and errata sheet in back pocket
Also known as
Extended title: Her price is above pearls : family and farming records of Alice Le Strange 1617-1656 / edited by Elizabeth Grifiths
Alternate titles: Family and farming records of Alice Le Strange 1617-1656
Alternate titles: Family and farming records of Alice Le Strange 1617-1656
Subjects
Related names
subject: Le Strange, Alice, 1585-1656
subject: Le Strange family
editor: Griffiths, Elizabeth
publisher: Norfolk Record Society
subject: Le Strange family
editor: Griffiths, Elizabeth
publisher: Norfolk Record Society