Emily Dickinson Lexicon

DOOMS'DAY-BOOK, or DOMES'DAY-BOOK, n.

A book compiled by order of William the Conqueror, containing a survey of all the lands in England. It consists of two volumes; a large folio, and a quarto. The folio contains 382 double pages of vellum, written in a small but plain character. The quarto contains 450 double pages of vellum, written in a large fair character. – Encyc.