What is "doomsday book"

Domesday \Domes"day`\, n. A day of judgment. See Doomsday. [Obs.]

Domesday Book, the ancient record of the survey of most of the lands of England, made by order of William the Conqueror, about 1086. It consists of two volumes, a large folio and a quarto, and gives the proprietors' tenures, arable land, woodland, etc. [Written also Doomsday Book.]

Doomsday \Dooms"day`\, n. [AS. d?mes d[=a]g. See Doom, and Day.]

1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. ``My body's doomsday.''
   --Shak.

2. The day of the final judgment.

   I could not tell till doomsday.
   --Chaucer.

   Doomsday Book. See Domesday Book.

Doomsday Book is a 1992 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was shortlisted for other awards. The title of the book refers to the Domesday Book of 1086; Kivrin, the main character, says that her recording is "a record of life in the Middle Ages, which is what William the Conqueror's survey turned out to be."

The novel is the first in a series about the Oxford time-traveling historians, which includes To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998) and Blitz (2010).

Doomsday Book may refer to:

• Domesday Book or Doomsday Book, an 11th-century survey of England
• Doomsday Book (novel), a 1992 novel by Connie Willis
• Doomsday Book (film), a 2012 science-fiction anthology film directed by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung

Doomsday Book (; lit. "Report on the Destruction of Mankind") is a 2012 South Korean science-fiction anthology film directed by Kim Jee-woon and Yim Pil-sung. It tells three unique stories of human self-destruction in the modern high-tech era, while displaying an alternative form of genuine humanity and compassion. A Brave New World is a political satire about a viral zombie outbreak; The Heavenly Creature philosophizes on whether a robot can achieve enlightenment; and in Happy Birthday a dysfunctional family bonds in the midst of an apocalypse.

It won the top prize at the 2012 Fantasia Festival. The jury honored it with the Cheval Noir Award for best film for "its intelligence and originality."