Religion
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Religion in Medieval London: the archaeology of belief [Paperback]
Bruno Barber (Author); Christopher Thomas (Author); Bruce Watson (Author)
£15.00ISBN: 9781901992922
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Religious belief was central to the lives - and deaths - of all medieval Londoners. Religion was fully integrated into the social and political order, providing the population with an understanding of their place in the world and inspiring arti... .... Learn More -
Separate but Equal: Cisterican Lay Brothers 1120-1300 [Paperback]
James France (Author)
£32.50ISBN: 9780879072469
Published by : Cistercian Publications
The conversi, or lay brothers formed a distinctive part of the Cistercian order, taking vows as monks, but working as agricultural labourers on the order's estates. This comprehensive study of the lay brothers explores the origins... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Churches [Paperback]
Warwick Rodwell (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781848689435
Published by : Amberley Publishing
Oxbow says: Since its original publication in 1981, this has been one of the best introductions to church archaeology available. Now completely revised, restructured and rewritten, taking into account recent research and discoveries, as well as... .... Learn More -
The Cambridge Companion to Francis of Assisi [Hardback]
Michael Robson (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9780521760430
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Francis of Assisi (1181/82-1226) was one of the most vibrant and colourful personalities in the Middle Ages. The life of this remarkable reformer of the medieval Church was celebrated in art, drama, poetry, music, the new vernacular literature ... .... Learn More -
The Cambridge Companion to Francis of Assisi [Paperback]
Michael Robson (Author)
£18.99ISBN: 9780521757829
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Francis of Assisi (1181/82-1226) was one of the most vibrant and colourful personalities in the Middle Ages. The life of this remarkable reformer of the medieval Church was celebrated in art, drama, poetry, music, the new vernacular literature ... .... Learn More -
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Renaissance Gothic: Architecture and the Arts in Northern Europe [Hardback]
Ethan Matt Kavaler (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9780300167924
Published by : Yale University Press
The years after 1500 brought the construction of several iconic Late Gothic monuments, including the transept facades of Beauvais cathedral in northern France, much of King's College in Cambridge, England, and the parish church at Annaberg in S... .... Learn More -
Bread and Ale for the Brethren: The Provisioning of Norwich Cathedral Priory, 1260-1536 [Hardback]
Philip Slavin (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781907396625
Published by : Hertfordshire UP
By 1300, England and other West-European countries had undergone a significant degree of commercialisation. More and more communities, both urban and rural, depended on an efficient network of local markets to obtain the goods they needed, in ... .... Learn More -
Negotiating the Landscape: Environment and Monastic Identity in the Medieval Ardennes [Hardback]
Ellen F. Arnold (Author)
£42.50ISBN: 9780812244632
Published by : Pennsylvania University Press
Negotiating the Landscape explores the question of how medieval religious identities were shaped and modified by interaction with the natural environment. Focusing on the Benedictine monastic community of Stavelot-Malmedy in the A... .... Learn More -
Cambridge Companion to the Cistercian Order [Hardback]
Mette B Bruun (Editor)
£55.00ISBN: 9781107001312
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Covering the whole history of the order, but focusing overwhelmingly on the medieval period, this companion offers an accessible synthesis of current scholarship on the Cistercian order. After a preliminary section tracing the his... .... Learn More