A political, economic and social system in medieval and early modern Europe; originally a form of serfdom but later a looser system in which land was administered via the local manor.
Ploughing on a French ducal manor in March from the manuscript, Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, c. 1410
A political, economic and social system in medieval and early modern Europe; originally a form of serfdom but later a looser system in which land was administered via the local manor.
Generic map of a medieval manor. The mustard-coloured areas are part of the demesne, the hatched areas part of the glebe. William R. Shepherd, Historical Atlas, 1923.