The late medieval cistercian monastery of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire - Michael Spence
monastic administration, economy, and archival memory
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The late medieval cistercian monastery of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire is een boek van Michael Spence. Deze editie wordt tweedehands aangeboden door 1 boekverkoper(s) uit Antwerpen. Voor meer info, bekijk de beschrijving van de beschikbare exemplaren verder op deze pagina.
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2020Uitgever: Brepols PublishersReeks: Medieval monastic studies208 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503567711ISBN-13: 9782503567716Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary Founded in 1132, Fountains Abbey became the wealthiest English Cistercian monastery - yet relatively little analysis has been made of its surviving records to investigate how its wealth was controlled and sustained. This book deals with this secular aspect of the religious community at Fountains, investigating in particular the way in which prosaic business records were compiled and redacted. It traces the transmission of data from original charters through successive versions of cartularies, and i...
