London's Livery Companies: History, Law, and Customs
- ISBN-10
- 1907139079
- ISBN-13
- 9781907139079
- Category
- Guilds
- Pages
- 388
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oracle Pub.
- Author
- David Palfreyman
Description
The first part of this work consists of a history of the livery companies of London from c.1100 to the present, with literary extracts describing the City, the City Corporation and Companies. The second part discusses the law as it relates to the livery companies, while the third part recalls their customs and finally addresses their role in the 21st century. Two appendices list the City companies and similar guilds in the UK.
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