J Geoffrey Dent
Biographic Data
| ID | 3815171 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Geoffrey Dent |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Geoffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Dent |
| SIGNATURE | DENT J G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Aspects of Change
In all systems of tabulation devised for the regulating of commerce, especially in those with a long history, it is inevitable that adjustments to unit values and terminology should have been made from time to time in response to changing circumstances. This was usually achieved without violating the fundamental principles on which the systems were based. Examples of such adaptations are Henry VIII's many adjustments to the coinage, still at that…
The Pound Weight and the Pound Sterling
In a previous article attention was drawn to the many customary systems of weights and measures used in the past in different parts of the country. Since many of them remained in use until the late nineteenth century, it was suggested that familiarity with the customary measures formerly current in the study area was essential before drawing conclusions from documentary evidence originating in an earlier period. In that context little was said ab…
Fish Spears and Eel Glaives
In European ethnology we are rightly concerned with the development of agriculture, the techniques by which natural resources have been exploited, and the infinite variety of social structures, customs, and traditions associated with these activities. Yet it is perhaps worthwhile to remind ourselves occasionally that man was a hunter for over a million years and has been a cultivator for but a few thousand. Indeed it was as a hunter/gatherer that…
Mechanics and Effects of Parliamentary Enclosure of Common Grazings
The wapentakes of Staincliffe and Ewcross occupy the northern extremity of Yorkshire's West Riding where it abuts upon Westmorland and north Lancashire. The greater part of the region lies upon the Askrigg Massif and consists of a deeply dissected plateau on which extensive moorlands are interrupted by dales of differing fertility (Fig. 1). Apart from a few inliers of Lower Palaeozoic formation in Ewcross, the rocks are Carboniferous Limestones a…
Weights and Measures in Regional Studies
According to one scholar ‘Some historical materials are intended to convey information, some to entertain only, and some to deceive. Some are aimed at contemporaries, some are aimed at posterity and some are not aimed at all’. Nowhere is the truth of this statement more evident than in the use of historical material involving weights and measures, and the purpose of what follows is to illustrate with examples howmisleading apparently factual mate…
The holed stone amulet and its uses
Of the many small stones once thought to possess magical powers the naturally holed pebble used as a simple protective amulet is of particular interest, because of its wide geographical range and marked uniformity of purpose. The dangers from which it supposedly afforded protection are many, ranging in importance from nightmare to plague and including in its scope such hazards as mine accidents, storm at sea and famine. Yet its primary function w…
Weights and Measures in Regional Studies
According to one scholar ‘Some historical materials are intended to convey information, some to entertain only, and some to deceive. Some are aimed at contemporaries, some are aimed at posterity and some are not aimed at all’. Nowhere is the truth of this statement more evident than in the use of historical material involving weights and measures, and the purpose of what follows is to illustrate with examples howmisleading apparently factual mate…
The holed stone amulet and its uses
Of the many small stones once thought to possess magical powers the naturally holed pebble used as a simple protective amulet is of particular interest, because of its wide geographical range and marked uniformity of purpose. The dangers from which it supposedly afforded protection are many, ranging in importance from nightmare to plague and including in its scope such hazards as mine accidents, storm at sea and famine. Yet its primary function w…
Weights and Measures in Regional Studies
According to one scholar ‘Some historical materials are intended to convey information, some to entertain only, and some to deceive. Some are aimed at contemporaries, some are aimed at posterity and some are not aimed at all’. Nowhere is the truth of this statement more evident than in the use of historical material involving weights and measures, and the purpose of what follows is to illustrate with examples howmisleading apparently factual mate…
Mechanics and Effects of Parliamentary Enclosure of Common Grazings
The wapentakes of Staincliffe and Ewcross occupy the northern extremity of Yorkshire's West Riding where it abuts upon Westmorland and north Lancashire. The greater part of the region lies upon the Askrigg Massif and consists of a deeply dissected plateau on which extensive moorlands are interrupted by dales of differing fertility (Fig. 1). Apart from a few inliers of Lower Palaeozoic formation in Ewcross, the rocks are Carboniferous Limestones a…
Fish Spears and Eel Glaives
In European ethnology we are rightly concerned with the development of agriculture, the techniques by which natural resources have been exploited, and the infinite variety of social structures, customs, and traditions associated with these activities. Yet it is perhaps worthwhile to remind ourselves occasionally that man was a hunter for over a million years and has been a cultivator for but a few thousand. Indeed it was as a hunter/gatherer that…
The Pound Weight and the Pound Sterling
In a previous article attention was drawn to the many customary systems of weights and measures used in the past in different parts of the country. Since many of them remained in use until the late nineteenth century, it was suggested that familiarity with the customary measures formerly current in the study area was essential before drawing conclusions from documentary evidence originating in an earlier period. In that context little was said ab…
Aspects of Change
In all systems of tabulation devised for the regulating of commerce, especially in those with a long history, it is inevitable that adjustments to unit values and terminology should have been made from time to time in response to changing circumstances. This was usually achieved without violating the fundamental principles on which the systems were based. Examples of such adaptations are Henry VIII's many adjustments to the coinage, still at that…
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