Domesday Book Studies – Somerset Alecto Historical Editions, London, 1987 A substantial and beautifully produced scholarly edition from the Alecto Domesday project, issued in 1987 as part of the internationally recognised Domesday Book facsimile programme. Internally clean. Appears complete as shown A handsome and substantial historical reference set. About the Edition In the 1980s, Alecto Historical Editions produced the official facsimile of the Domesday Book to commemorate its 900th anniversary. These scholarly companion volumes provide detailed historical commentary, translation and county studies. Highly desirable to. Local Somerset historians. Domesday collectors. Medieval scholars. Academic libraries. Architectural and land history researchers.