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Monks and Markets - Durham Cathedral Priory 1460-1520 (Hardcover)
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Monks and Markets - Durham Cathedral Priory 1460-1520 (Hardcover)
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The institutions of the middle ages are generally seen as
tradition-bound; Monks and Markets challenges this assumption.
Durham's outstanding archive has allowed the uncovering of an
unprecedented level of detail about the purchasing strategies of
one of England's foremost monasteries, and it is revealed that the
monks were indeed reflective, responsive, and innovative when
required. If this is true of a large Benedictine monastery, it is
likely to be true also for the vast majority of other households
and institutions in Medieval England for which comparable evidence
does not exist.
Furthermore, this study gives a unique insight into the nature of
medieval consumer behaviour, which throughout history, and
particularly from before the early modern period, remains a
relatively neglected subject. Chapters are devoted to the diet of
monks, the factors influencing their purchasing decisions, their
use of the market and their exploitation of tenurial relationships,
and their suppliers.
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