Living and dying in England, 1100-1540
the monastic experience
by Barbara F. Harvey
This is an authoritative account of daily life in Westminster Abbey, one of medieval England's greatest monasteries. It is also a wide-ranging exploration of some major themes in the social history of the Middle Ages and early sixteenth century by a distinguished historian of that period.
Barbara Harvey exploits the exceptionally rich archives of the Benedictine foundation at Westminster to the full, offering many vivid insights into the lives of the monks of Westminster, their dependents, and their benefactors. She examines the charitable practices of the monks, their food and drink, their illnesses and their deaths, the number and conditions of employment of their servants, and their controversial practice of granting corrodies (pensions made up in large measure of benefits in kind). All these topics Miss Harvey considers in the context both of religious institutions in general and of the secular world.
Full of colour and interest, Living and Dying in England 1100-1540 is an original and highly readable contribution to medieval history and that of the early sixteenth century.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
History, Monasticism and religious orders, Westminster Abbey, Monachisme et ordres religieux chrétiens, Ordensleben, Histoire, Alltag, Kloosterleven, Middle Ages, Sterben, Westminster abbey (Londres), Monachisme et ordres religieux, Monasticism and religious orders, great britain, Monasticism and religious orders, middle ages, 600-1500, Historywestminster abbey, Monasticism and religious orders--history, Monasticism and religious orders--england--history--middle ages, 600-1500, Bx2595.w47 h37 1993, 271/.1042132, BenedictinesTimes
Middle Ages, 600-1500| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
Living and Dying in England, 1100-1540: the Monastic Experience
1993, Oxford University Press
in English
1280767073 9781280767074
|
zzzz
|
2
Living and dying in England, 1100-1540: the monastic experience
1993, Clarendeon Press, Oxford University Press
in English
0198204310 9780198204312
|
aaaa
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-268) and index.
"Delivered in the University of Oxford in Hilary Term 1989."
Classifications
The Physical Object
Edition Identifiers
Work Identifiers
Source records
- Internet Archive item record
- marc_claremont_school_theology MARC record
- Better World Books record
- Library of Congress MARC record
- marc_claremont_school_theology MARC record
- Internet Archive item record
- Better World Books record
- ISBNdb
- ISBNdb
- marc_columbia MARC record
- Harvard University record
- Harvard University record
Community Reviews (0)
Lists
History
- Created April 1, 2008
- 20 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| December 5, 2025 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| April 25, 2025 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| March 28, 2025 | Edited by ImportBot | Redacting ocaids |
| July 23, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from Scriblio MARC record |