Description |
1 online resource (xx, 354 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps, plans |
Series |
Studies in the history of medieval religion, 0955-2480 ; v. 31 |
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Studies in the history of medieval religion ; v. 31.
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Contents |
pt. 1. Samson of Tottington, Abbot 1182-1211. Samson's biographer, Jocelin of Brackland (de Brakelond), and his work -- Samson's early life and career -- Samson's election to the abbacy -- The early years of Samson's abbacy and reform of estate management -- Conflict with the convent -- Relations with the town of Bury St Edmunds -- Samson and secular law -- Samson and the knights of St Edmund -- Relations with the Angevin kings -- Samson and the papacy -- Samson as a builder -- Religious and intellectual life under Samson: The shrine and cult of St Edmund ; Secondary cults at St Edmunds ; Hagiographical writing at St Edmunds : the De Miraculis Sancti Edmundi and other works ; Learned monks and the book collection -- Samson's death and burial -- pt. 2. The Abbey 1212-1256. The vacancy, 1211-1215, and election of Hugh of Northwold -- The abbots 1215-1256: Hugh of Northwold (Hugh II), 1215-1229 ; Richard of the Isle (de Insula, de l'Isle), 1229-1233 ; Henry of Rushbrooke (alias Henry Wodard), 1234-1248 ; Edmund of Walpole, 1248-1256 -- Observance of the Rule of St Benedict: Relaxations of the Rule ; The reform movement -- Learning -- Books -- Buildings -- St Edmunds' liberties and the crown ; Jurisdictional liberties ; The mint -- Henry III and the cult of St Edmund -- Appendix 1 : An inventory of Edmund de Walpole's table-linen and table-ware -- Appendix 2. The story of Edward the Confessor's gift of Mildenhall -- Appendix 3. The abbey's economy in the mid-thirteenth century : the accounts in BL MS Harley 645 and related documents -- Appendix 4. St Edmunds' watermills and windmills |
Summary |
Definitive history of the Abbey of Bury St Edmunds during a crucial period in its history |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-332) and index |
Notes |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds -- History
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SUBJECT |
Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds fast |
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Abbots -- England -- Bury St. Edmunds
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Abbeys -- England -- Bury St. Edmunds -- History -- To 1500
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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HISTORY -- Medieval.
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Abbeys
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Abbots
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SUBJECT |
Bury St. Edmunds (England) -- History
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Suffolk (England) -- History
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England -- Bury St. Edmunds
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England -- Suffolk
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781846155550 |
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184615555X |
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