| The Transactions From its earliest days, the Association has published an annual volume of its Report and Transactions. These volumes contain well over 2000 articles and countless reports on numerous matters relating to Devon, making them the greatest single repository of information about the county which is recognised throughout the world.
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Other Publications The Devonshire Domesday and Geld Inquest (Volumes I & II), 1884-1892 Key to the Transactions (Volumes I to LX) by R. Pearse Chope, 1928 Index to the Folk-Lore in the Transactions (Volumes I to LX) by R. Pearse Chope, 1929 Frithelstock Priory by R. Pearse Chope, 1929 General Indices to the Transactions 1862-1968 The Hundreds of Devon by O. J. Reichel, (ed. by
Lieut-Col. F.B. Prideaux)
Calendars of Devonshire Wills and Administrations
[since destroyed] in the Probate Registry of the Bishop of
Exeter, ed. by E.A.Fry, 1908 Parochial Histories The first seven were published as independent volumes by the Parochial History Section; the remainder were produced as off-prints of papers published in the Transactions:
The Flora of Devon: Phanerogams and higher Cryptogams, ed. by Revd W. Keble Martin, and Gordon T. Fraser. Promoted by The Devonshire Association and published by T. Buncle & Co Ltd., Arbroath 1939 The Burnet Morris Index prepared by R. Burnet Morris between 1914 and 1940, containing approximately one million records arranged originally in three sections relating to Devon Persons, Devon Places and Devon Subjects, 1940 The Flora of Devon,Iii: Marine Algae by Mary Parke, 1952; and The Flora of Devon, IIii: Mosses and Liverworts by E. F. Barnes, 1958 The Lepidoptera of Devon, I: Introduction and Macro-Lepidoptera by S. T. Stidston, 1951 The Good Town of Totnes by Percy Russell, 1963; reprinted with an introduction by E. N. Masson Phillips, 1984 Dartmoor Essays, ed. by I. G. Simmons. Eight essays specially prepared for the Association and containing information about Dartmoor gathered by workers in the field sciences, 1964 Essays on the Exe Estuary ed. by G. T. Boalch. Eight papers given at a special symposium on the Exe estuary and dealing with aspects of the hydrography, geology and biology of the estuary, 1980 The Atlas of the Devon flora: flowering plants and ferns by R. B. Ivimey-Cook, incorporating information collected by members of the Botanical Section, 1984 Leaves, an anthology of poetry prepared by Anne Born and the Literature Section, 1991 The Building Stones of Devon prepared by A. W. Gale and members of The Geology Section with advice from R. C. Scrivener. Describes in ten sections the stones quarried within the county for building purposes, 1992 Sir John Bowring, 1792-1872: Aspects of his Life and Career, ed. by J. A. Youings. Papers given at a conference to mark the bi-centenary of Bowring�s birth, 1993 Family Holidays around Dartmoor by Dorothy and Theo Brown, with an introduction by Hugh Bodey. A facsimile edition of Dorothy Brown�s log of family holidays in their self-built caravan, illustrated in both colour and black and white, 1995 The Lost Chronicle of Barnstaple, 1586-1611, ed. by Todd Gray, 1998 A-Level Personal Studies Series Poor Relief in Devon, ed. by H. Bodey. A pair of personal studies by Susannah Wheeleker on Abbotskerswell, and Sarah Eyles on Totnes and Dudley, 1991 Reactions in Devon to Invasions, ed. by H. Bodey. Studies on the Roman occupation of Devon by R. Whitehead; on the Norman conquest by D. Brazier; and of wartime evacuation to Torbay by J. Whitcher, 1992 Dialect Tapes Devon Dialect by Murray Laver: A set of two tapes, with notes. Tape 1 (52 minutes) provides an introduction to dialect grammar, and Tape 2 (60 minutes) gives an A-Z of vocabulary. Together they provide a lively and informed presentation of the basis and sound of the count�s native speech |
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| Copies of the Transactions of the Devonshire
Association at the Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) Some of the earlier volumes of the Transactions are freely available on the Internet Archive website by using the links below. After clicking on the link for the chosen volume, it may be viewed and searched by clicking ‘Read online’, or downloaded by clicking ‘All files HTTP’ and then right-clicking the pdf or djvu file. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader or DjVu Browser Plug-in installed on your computer to view the files. Please note that the Devonshire Association is not responsible for scanning the volumes, some of which may not be complete. |
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