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First modern edition of a major source of evidence for life in a
cathedral immediately prior to the Dissolution. The importance of
the Rites of Durham as a description of a monastic cathedral on the
eve of the Dissolution has long been recognized. This new edition,
the first for over a century, includes an introduction, placing the
Rites in the context of the religious tensions of the Reformation
and attributing it to the late sixteenth-century Durham antiquary,
William Claxton; a new text based on manuscripts not known to
previous editors and giving the full range of variants; a detailed
commentary explaining the text and testing out its accuracy against
other evidence, including traces in the fabric of the cathedral and
its precinct; thirty-six plates showing early drawings of the
cathedral and its precinct, surviving objects relating to those
described in the text; and manuscript illuminations casting light
on the descriptions to be found there; and five plans to facilitate
understanding of the text.In addition, a series of appendices
contains a full edition of the related text which describes the
windows of Durham Cathedral and its precinct; the first ever
edition of the letters of William Claxton; an edition of the
descriptions of the bells and the organs of the cathedral added to
the Rites by the Durham antiquary James Mickleton the elder
(1638-93); and a detailed analysis of the earliest surviving
manuscript of the Rites, which is in the form ofa paper roll. The
volume is completed by a comprehensive index.
Impressive... for many readers of these papers their cumulative
effect will be very great indeed... Admirable collaborative volume.
JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY Specialists explore the influence
of twelfth-centuryDurham, in ecclesiastical affairs, Border
politics, architecture, art, and religious and literary culture.
Impressive... the cumulative effect [of these papers] is very great
indeed. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY This study of
Anglo-Norman Durham's history, architecture, art, and religious and
literary culture covers much ground, including the Cathedral Priory
and its relationship to monastic reform; the careers of the prince
bishops; studies of the spectacular castle; the relationship
between Durham and the Scottish kings; the architecture of the
cathedral; and Durham manuscripts and texts, featuring historical
compilations and the remarkable Old English poem De situ Dunelmi.
Contributors: DONALD MATTHEW, JULIA BARROW, JANET BURTON, MERYL
FOSTER,VICTORIA TUDOR, MICHAEL GULLICK, ALAN PIPER, DAVID BATES,
MARK PHILPOTT, ERIC CAMBRIDGE, MALCOLM THURLBY, J. PHILIP McALEER,
S.A. HARRISON, JOHN CROOK, THOMAS E. RUSSO, E.C. FERNIE, WILLIAM
AIRD, J.O. PRESTWICH, G.W.S. BARROW, VALERIE WALL, PAUL DALTON,
ALAN YOUNG, HENRY SUMMERSON, MARTIN ALLEN, P.D.A. HARVEY, MARTIN
LEYLAND, M.W. THOMPSON, BERNARD MEEHAN, CHRISTOPHER NORTON, ANNE
LAWRENCE, DOMINIC MARNER, DAVID HOWLETT
Letters written by a clergyman during the late seventeenth century
illuminate the religious turmoil of the period. This book provides
an edition of the letters of George Davenport, an Anglican
clergyman in the north of England whose adult career covered the
period of the Interregnum and the Restoration. Many of the letters
are to his former Cambridge tutor, William Sancroft, beginning from
1651 after Sancroft had been expelled from Cambridge, and
continuing after the Restoration when Davenport replaced Sancroft
as chaplain to John Cosin, bishop of Durham, later becoming Rector
of Houghton-le Spring, Durham. They were written to keep Sancroft
supplied with information about Durham, where he was a prebendary
with license to be non-resident, needing to collect revenues from
his living and then torebuild his prebendal house. The earlier
letters reveal something about the life of an illegally (since
episcopally) ordained young Anglican who, unlike many, did not go
into exile but stayed largely in London supported by friends.
Davenport eventually became a most conscientious resident parish
priest and the letters throw considerable light on the Restoration
settlement in the Durham diocese, from the `beautifying' of
Houghton church to the catechisingof the people and the collection
of tithes from a sometimes tardy flock. Davenport also helped Cosin
to Catalogue his famous library and himself gave many manuscripts
to it, of which a list is included here as an appendix. The letters
are presented here with full introduction and elucidatory notes.
Relations between the laity and the religious in medieval Durham
reveal much about lay religion of the time. Although religious life
in medieval Durham was ruled by its prince bishop and priory, the
laity flourished and played a major role in the affairs of the
parish, as Margaret Harvey demonstrates. Using a variety of
sources, she provides a complete account of its history from the
Conquest to the Dissolution of the priory, with a particular
emphasis on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She shows how
the laity interacted vigorously with both bishop and priory, and
the relations between them, with the priory providing schools,
hospitals, chantries and regular sermons, but also acting as a
disciplinary force. On a wider level, she also looks at the whole
question of lay religion andwhat can be discovered about it. She
finishes by an examination of local reactions to the Reformation.
Title: The Lay of the Minstrel's Daughter. A poem, etc.Publisher:
British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is
the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the
world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items
in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers,
sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books
reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society,
ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many
classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection
has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++
British Library Harvey, Margaret; 1814. 8 . 11642.e.17.
Centered on a study of the early archives of the Venerabile Collegio Inglese in Rome, this book attempts to place in its political, commercial and religious setting the English community that was in Rome between 1362, when the first English hospice for poor people and pilgrims was founded, and 1420. The book also uncovers a notable, although unsuccessful, attempt to forward English participation in commerce with Rome before 1420, revealing important links between the English laity in Rome and the city of London.
Centred on a study of the early archives of the Venerabile Collegio
Inglese in Rome, the predecessor of the English College of today,
this book is more than a study of the beginnings of English
institutions in Rome. It attempts to place the English community
there between 1362, when the first English hospice for poor people
and pilgrims was founded, and 1420 in its political, commercial and
religious setting. It includes a portrait of a group of English
merchants, with their wives and widows, as well as members of the
papal curia in Rome (from 1376), including a study of Cardinal Adam
Easton, a well-known scholar and opponent of John Wycliffe. The
book also uncovers a notable although unsuccessful attempt to
forward English participation in commerce with Rome before 1420,
revealing important links between the English laity in Rome and the
city of London.
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