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Order Nr. 60366 CORRESPONDENCE OF THE REVEREND FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD (1705-52). David A. Stoker
(Blomefield, Francis).

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE REVEREND FRANCIS BLOMEFIELD (1705-52).

N.P. The Bibliographical Society, 1992. large 8vo. cloth. 276 pages. Francis Blomefield compiled and published the fascicles of what might have been the most comprehensive topographical history of any English county, when he died at the age of forty-seven. The 294 letters transcribed in this volume were written by, to, or (in a few cases) on behalf of Blomefield, historian and private printer. Indexed. Distributed for the Society. READ MORE

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                            CONTENTS

Foreword                                                        9

Introduction
      How Francis Blomefield became the historian of Norfolk   15

      Planning and writing the History                         24

      Setting up the Press                                     34

      The production and distribution of the History           46
      
      The completion of the History                            57

Letters from Blomefield's Journal and letter-book              61

Letters from Blomefield's Second Letter Book                  175

Miscellaneous Letters                                         219

List of Engravings and Woodcuts                               257

Index                                                         265