Sherry Gibbs
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 190829 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Sherry Gibbs |
| NOMBRES | Sherry |
| APELLIDO | Gibbs |
| FIRMA | GIBBS S |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Mannheim |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6832-7988 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Whose was the Fifteenth-century Manor Court
As part of a wider literature challenging the notion that many lords engaged in extensive surplus extraction, a recent study focused on inland Flanders has argued that we need to decouple seigneuries , the institutions which structured lordship on the ground, from the exercise of lords’ power. It argues that seigneuries were instead characterised by “middle-class lordship”, being used by tenants to preserve an economic status quo that prevented c…
Introduction
This special issue focuses on the economics of lordship in pre-industrial Europe. In the introduction, we start by briefly defining lordship, focusing on both the economic power lords had to demand rents from their tenants and the political power lords exercised over banalities, allowing them to provide justice and protection in return for levies. We then focus on three key themes with which the articles in this issue are engaged, namely: lords, …
The commercialization of labour markets
This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who experienced no real increases. We argue that wage inequality in post‐Black Death England reflects the uneven penet…
Limits to the power of economic elites
This article investigates the impact of local political institutions on inequality in eastern England between c. 1350 and c. 1550. Specifically, it examines the extent to which wealthier individuals controlled local governance structures in the form of manor courts through linking the identities of individuals who served as manorial officials with the rent payments made by tenants as a measure of landed wealth. This provides two key findings. Fir…
(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages
This paper explores the prevalence of in-kind wages in medieval labour markets and the underlying reasons for their use. Using a new dataset of agricultural labourers in medieval England, we demonstrate that, until the late fourteenth century, wages were recorded anonymously and most remuneration was done through in-kind payment. From the 1370s, however, labour remuneration shifted increasingly to cash and workers began to be named individually i…
‘Open’ or ‘Closed’? Participation in English Manorial Presentment Juries, c.1310–c.1600
Historians of both the medieval and early modern eras have characterised the governing structures of rural communities as being dominated by local elites. However, interpretations are hampered by a lack of clear criteria against which to evaluate whether a village-governance regime was ‘open,’ and characterised by wide participation, or ‘closed’, and characterised by the narrow restriction of office to an elite group, making it difficult to draw …
Waifs and Strays
This article provides new insights into long-standing debates on lord-tenant relations in medieval England and how they were negotiated through the manorial court. We examine an institution, which we term the stray system , that facilitated cooperation between lords and tenants to manage stray livestock. Specifically, we argue that the stray system is a clear example of a public good. In this context, the system was a social benefit provided by l…
Two Trophy Skulls from Pacbitun, Belize
Two modified skulls from Pacbitun, Belize, one with a glyphic text, match ancient Maya depictions of trophies fashioned from war captives and worn by elite warriors
Social identity and geographic origin of Maya burials at Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belize
The Creation and Sacrifice of Witches in Classic Maya Society
(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages
This paper explores the prevalence of in-kind wages in medieval labour markets and the underlying reasons for their use. Using a new dataset of agricultural labourers in medieval England, we demonstrate that, until the late fourteenth century, wages were recorded anonymously and most remuneration was done through in-kind payment. From the 1370s, however, labour remuneration shifted increasingly to cash and workers began to be named individually i…
Two Trophy Skulls from Pacbitun, Belize
Two modified skulls from Pacbitun, Belize, one with a glyphic text, match ancient Maya depictions of trophies fashioned from war captives and worn by elite warriors
Waifs and Strays
This article provides new insights into long-standing debates on lord-tenant relations in medieval England and how they were negotiated through the manorial court. We examine an institution, which we term the stray system , that facilitated cooperation between lords and tenants to manage stray livestock. Specifically, we argue that the stray system is a clear example of a public good. In this context, the system was a social benefit provided by l…
The Creation and Sacrifice of Witches in Classic Maya Society
Social identity and geographic origin of Maya burials at Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belize
Two Trophy Skulls from Pacbitun, Belize
Two modified skulls from Pacbitun, Belize, one with a glyphic text, match ancient Maya depictions of trophies fashioned from war captives and worn by elite warriors
Waifs and Strays
This article provides new insights into long-standing debates on lord-tenant relations in medieval England and how they were negotiated through the manorial court. We examine an institution, which we term the stray system , that facilitated cooperation between lords and tenants to manage stray livestock. Specifically, we argue that the stray system is a clear example of a public good. In this context, the system was a social benefit provided by l…
‘Open’ or ‘Closed’? Participation in English Manorial Presentment Juries, c.1310–c.1600
Historians of both the medieval and early modern eras have characterised the governing structures of rural communities as being dominated by local elites. However, interpretations are hampered by a lack of clear criteria against which to evaluate whether a village-governance regime was ‘open,’ and characterised by wide participation, or ‘closed’, and characterised by the narrow restriction of office to an elite group, making it difficult to draw …
(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages
This paper explores the prevalence of in-kind wages in medieval labour markets and the underlying reasons for their use. Using a new dataset of agricultural labourers in medieval England, we demonstrate that, until the late fourteenth century, wages were recorded anonymously and most remuneration was done through in-kind payment. From the 1370s, however, labour remuneration shifted increasingly to cash and workers began to be named individually i…
Limits to the power of economic elites
This article investigates the impact of local political institutions on inequality in eastern England between c. 1350 and c. 1550. Specifically, it examines the extent to which wealthier individuals controlled local governance structures in the form of manor courts through linking the identities of individuals who served as manorial officials with the rent payments made by tenants as a measure of landed wealth. This provides two key findings. Fir…
Whose was the Fifteenth-century Manor Court
As part of a wider literature challenging the notion that many lords engaged in extensive surplus extraction, a recent study focused on inland Flanders has argued that we need to decouple seigneuries , the institutions which structured lordship on the ground, from the exercise of lords’ power. It argues that seigneuries were instead characterised by “middle-class lordship”, being used by tenants to preserve an economic status quo that prevented c…
Introduction
This special issue focuses on the economics of lordship in pre-industrial Europe. In the introduction, we start by briefly defining lordship, focusing on both the economic power lords had to demand rents from their tenants and the political power lords exercised over banalities, allowing them to provide justice and protection in return for levies. We then focus on three key themes with which the articles in this issue are engaged, namely: lords, …
The commercialization of labour markets
This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who experienced no real increases. We argue that wage inequality in post‐Black Death England reflects the uneven penet…
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