Stow, John

Stow, John

▪ English author
born 1525, London, Eng.
died April 6, 1605, London

      one of the best-known Elizabethan antiquaries, author of a famous Survey of London (1598; revised and enlarged, 1603).

      Stow was a prosperous tailor until about 1565–70, after which he devoted his time to collecting rare books and manuscripts, a hobby that left him impoverished. Self-educated, with a passion for learning, he became the friend of famous antiquaries and was employed by Matthew Parker, archbishop of Canterbury, to edit medieval chronicles. He had already published an edition of Chaucer (1561) and a Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles (1565; many abridged versions). His first original work was The Chronicles of England (1580), revised as Annales of England (1592).

      The Survey, which is in the form of a perambulation around the London wards, contains details of the buildings, monuments, people, life, and customs of London at a time of transition from medieval to modern, along with an account of the city's origins and growth.

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