Final answer:
The Domesday Book was a comprehensive land survey from 1086, ordered by William the Conqueror to record England's land, resources, and taxable value, similar in function to medieval Catalan property registers.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Domesday Book was a comprehensive land survey conducted for William the Conqueror to assess the extent of the land and resources being owned in England, and the taxes that could be raised.
This immense record was compiled in 1086, providing a detailed enumeration of lands, their owners, the amount of arable land, the number of inhabitants, and much more, in order to establish a centralized system for tax collection. In contrast, in medieval Catalan municipalities, property registers known as llibres d'estimes (similar to the Domesday Book in function) were used to assess taxes on their properties.