The Yorkshire Summary: A Domesday Satellite
David Roffe
SINCE THE PUBLICA nON of detailed studies by I. S. Maxwell and R. Welldon Finn in 1962 1972, it may seem that there is little more to be said about the making Yorkshire Domesday. 1Both writers, however, recognized limitations standard editions Domesday on which their analyses were based. The Latin text folios they used was printed for Parliament 1783.2 While exhibiting a remarkable degree precision remaining transcription this day, edition not without its drawbacks historian, Abraham Farley, editor, employed an ingeniously designed fount convey subtleties form hand, but inevitably fails express all variations, such as those occasioned postscriptal addition material, manuscript contains. It remedy problem facsimile made 1862.3 process dubbed 'photozincography', resulting image silhouette rather than true half-tone reproduction. adequately represents many changes appearance failure cope with density ink led great deal subjective retouching often misrepresents manuscript. Likewise, reservation, both place-name identifications translation William Farrer published volume two Victoria History County York 1906.4 Although generally improvement earlier Bawdwen Skaife,5 out date idiosyncratic. All these deficiencies remedied publication new Margaret
Northern History