The Victoria history of the counties of England.

Abstract

• Opsomming: Professor Pugh, sedert 1949 redakteur van die History, tree in September vanjaar af. Hy beskryf die doelstellings en prestasies van hierdie wêreldbekende reeks waarmee reeds in 1899 begin is, verduidelik dat dit bedoel is om die geskiedenis van die Engelse graafskappe vanuit oorspronklike navorsing ensiklopedies te verhaal. Hy toon aan hoe die verskillende graafskapstelle beplan en die werk van alle plaaslike redakteurs gekoördineer word om eenvormigheid te verseker. Hy meen dat lande wat streekhistoriese navorsing in die vooruitsig stel met vrug van die Engelse topografiese tegnieke kennis kan neem.

• Summary: Professor Pugh, who has been Editor of this History since 1949 and who is retiring in September this year, here describes the aims and achievements of this world-famous series since its inception in 1899. It is, he explains, a work designed to narrate encyclopaedically the history of the English counties on a basis of original research. He shows how the various county 'sets' are organized and what steps are taken to co-ordinate the work of different local editors throughout the country so as to secure a high and uniform degree of technical proficiency. He argues that English topographical techniques can profitably be studied by other countries who may wish to initiate regional historical studies.