Monasteries and Society in the British Isles in the Later Middle Ages PDF
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Studies in the History of Medieval Religion VOLUME XXXV MOnaStERiES and SOciEty in tHE BRitiSH iSLES in tHE LatER MiddLE agES Studies in the History of Medieval Religion iSSn 0955–2480 General Editor christopher Harper-Bill Previously published titles in the series are listed at the back of this volume MOnaStERiES and SOciEty in tHE BRitiSH iSLES in tHE LatER MiddLE agES Edited by JanEt BURtOn KaREn StÖBER tHE BOydELL PRESS © contributors 2008 All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner First published 2008 the Boydell Press, Woodbridge iSBn 978–1–84383–386–4 the Boydell Press is an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk iP12 3dF, UK and of Boydell & Brewer inc. 668 Mt Hope avenue, Rochester, ny 14620, USa website: www.boydellandbrewer.com a catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library this publication is printed on acid-free paper Printed in great Britain by antony Rowe Ltd, chippenham, Wiltshire contents List of illustrations vii acknowledgements ix List of contributors xi abbreviations xiii introduction Janet Burton and Karen Stöber 1 The Meeting of the Worlds 1 the social networks of late medieval Welsh monasteries 11 Karen Stöber 2 cistercian hospitality in the later Middle ages 25 Julie Kerr 3 cistercians and border conflicts: Some comparisons between 40 the experiences of Scotland and Pomerania Emilia Jamroziak 4 ‘not a thing for a stranger to enter upon’: the selection of monastic 51 superiors in late medieval and tudor England Martin Heale Religious Houses and their Patrons and Benefactors 5 Patronage, prestige and politics: the Observant Franciscans 71 at adare Colmán Ó Clabaigh 6 the augustinian priory of Wombridge and its benefactors in the 83 later Middle ages Andrew Abram 7 the rising price of piety in the later Middle ages 95 Michael Hicks Female Communities: Nuns, Abbesses and Prioresses 8 Looking for medieval nuns 113 Janet Burton 9 ‘Quhat say ye now, my lady priores? How have ye usit your office, 124 can ye ges?’: Politics, power and realities of the office of a prioress in her community in late medieval Scotland Kimm Perkins-Curran Monasteries and Education 10 Monasteries and secular education in late medieval England 145 James G. Clark 11 ‘Make straight in the desert a highway for our God’: Carthusians 168 and community in late medieval England Glyn Coppack Monasteries and Urban Space 12 Early Franciscan legislation and lay society 183 Jens Röhrkasten 13 The Austin Friars in late medieval Canterbury: Negotiating spaces 197 Sheila Sweetinburgh Religious Houses in the Regions 14 Monasteries in medieval Cornwall: Mediocrity or merit? 213 Nicholas Orme 15 Monasteries and society in sixteenth-century Yorkshire: The last 229 years of Roche Abbey Claire Cross Index of Religious Houses mentioned in the text 241 Index 249 illustrations 9.1 the tomb effigy of Prioress anna Maclean of iona: the image of 138 anna (reproduced by courtesy of RcaHMS) 9.2 the tomb effigy of Prioress anna Maclean of iona: the mirrored 138 images of anna and the Virgin Mary (reproduced by courtesy of RcaHMS) 9.3 Soroby, tiree: the front of the shaft of a celtic cross dedicated to 139 the church of Soroby by Prioress anna Maclean of iona (reproduced by courtesy of RcaHMS) 9.4 tomb effigy of a prioress of abbey St Bathans 139 (reproduced by courtesy of RcaHMS) 9.5 tomb effigy of Prioress Blanche of Lincluden, c. 1390 140 11.1 the small carthusian church at Mount grace (glyn coppack) 169 11.2 the four phases of development of the Mount grace church 170 (glyn coppack) 11.3 Reconstruction of the Mount grace church as it appeared in the 172 early sixteenth century (Simon Hayfield/English Heritage) 11.4 the excavations of the eastern cells of the great cloister at Mount 174 grace (Laurence Keen) 11.5 Finds from cell 11 at Mount grace, including a retrograde Iesus 175 Nazarenus strip and the mould for casting type (English Heritage) 11.6 the pardon panel from cell 10 at Mount grace (James Barfoot) 177 13.1 Map of canterbury c. 1500 (map organised by andrew Savage, 200 canterbury archaeological trust, and drawn by Peter atkinson and Will Foster, canterbury archaeological trust) 14.1 Map showing monasteries in cornwall, 1100–1539 214 acknowledgements the editors would like to thank all concerned with the preparation and produc- tion of this book: the contributors to the volume for their patience and willing- ness to answer our editorial queries quickly and efficiently; our colleagues at the University of Wales, Lampeter, and aberystwyth University, for their help and encouragement; and the staff of gregynog Hall, Powys, the University of Wales conference centre, which hosted the colloquium in april 2005 out of which this volume has grown. thanks are also due to Robert Pearce, Vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, for an award from the Pantyfedwen fund towards the costs of production of the book, and to caroline Palmer and all the staff at Boydell and Brewer for their efficiency and kindness throughout the process of seeing it through to final publication. Janet Burton Karen Stöber June 2007
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