List members may be interested to hear about the latest 'Skills
Resource' added to the webpages of the Manuscripts and Special
Collections section at the University of Nottingham.
'Deeds in Depth' is a detailed description of all the principal title
deeds and associated documents which researchers might come across in a
typical English record office or manuscripts department. The earliest
examples are of deed forms dating back to the twelfth centuries, and the
unit covers the land law up to 1925.
For each type of deed, the unit provides a description of its usual
features; an explanation of its content and its relationship to other
deeds and documents; an image of a typical example; a transcription; and
a translation if the deed is in Latin.
'Deeds in Depth' is just one of a growing number of Skills Resources
which staff at the University of Nottingham are compiling. Existing
resources give advice on methods of dating documents, interpreting
historical weights and measures, using manorial records, and
understanding maps and plans.
'Deeds in Depth' can be found at the following URL:
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