Drawing together papers from a variety of disciplines, including law, economics, politics and art history, this book considers fundamental issues of property in the early modern period. It offers a challenge to conventional interpretations 'These essays successfully illustrate the multiplicity of property claims in the early modern period.' - The Times'This is an excellent idea for a book; one of those ideas you are amazed has not happened before.' - Bulletin Vol 22 , No 2 Autumn 1997