Landscapes of Monastic Foundation: The Establishment of Religious Houses in East Anglia C. 650-1200 - Couverture rigide

Pestell, Dr Timothy

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1843830620 ISBN 13 : 9781843830627

Editeur : The Boydell Press, 2002

Synopsis

Monastic studies usually focus upon the post-Conquest period; here, in valuable contrast, the focus is on pre-Conquest monastic foundations, in the present-day counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Tim Pestell considers the place of the monastery in wider landscapes - topographical, social, economic and political. He observes that by 1215 the Diocese of Norwich contained about a tenth of all English monasteries, a remarkable richness of patronage was no sudden flush of enthusiasm, but a manifestation of religious devotion that had been evolving in East Anglia since the seventh-century Conversion. By integrating archaeological and historical sources, Dr Pestell presents an in-depth examination of where and how communal religious life developed in the region over half a millennium. In so doing, he demonstrates how the more visible and better-evidenced post-Conquest monastic landscape was typically structured by its Anglo-Saxon past. Dr TIM PESTELL is Curator of Archaeology at Norwich Castle Museum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Boydell Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843830620
• ISBN 13: 9781843830627
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 296
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• Personne responsable: non disponible