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LANDSCAPES OF MONASTIC FOUNDATION
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGIOUS HOUSES IN EAST ANGLIA, C.650-1200 |
| By: |
Tim Pestell |
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| ISBN 10: |
1843830620 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781843830627 |
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| Publisher: |
BOYDELL & BREWER LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2002 |
| Series: |
Anglo-Saxon Studies v. 5 |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
A history of monastic foundations in East Anglia, from the middle Anglo-Saxon period to the Normans. |
| 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. |
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50 Line drawings, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white |
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UK |
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The Boydell Press |
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