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Scotland and Europe : the medieval kingdom and its contacts with Christendom, c.1214-1545 / David Ditchburn.
Van Pelt Library DA779 .D58 2001 v.1
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ditchburn, David, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Relations.
- International relations.
- Scotland--History--1057-1603.
- Scotland.
- History.
- Scotland--Foreign relations--Europe.
- Europe--Foreign relations--Scotland.
- Europe.
- Scotland--Relations--Europe.
- Europe--Relations--Scotland.
- Scotland--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland : Tuckwell, 2001-
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Transport and Travel 1
- Harbours 2
- Shipbuilding 5
- Shipping 8
- Preparations 11
- Voyages 14
- Speed of Sea Travel 19
- Land Travel 21
- Money 26
- Language and Law 29
- Chapter 2 The Religious Bonds 33
- Religious Education 34
- Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy 38
- Monks, Nuns and Mendicants 42
- Religious and Secular: Patrons and Patronage 48
- Sin and Sanctity 50
- Contacting the Saints: Relics and Pilgrimages 57
- Fighting for God: The Crusade 65
- The Structural Bonds 73
- Financial Obligations 78
- Appointments 81
- Justice 84
- Chapter 3 The Cultural Bonds 93
- Toumaments 96
- Visiting the Family 105
- Sport and Games 108
- Music 111
- Art and Sculpture 113
- Books 120
- Architecture 130
- The Other Side of the Coin? 135
- Chapter 4 The Economic Bonds 138
- Der Mensch ist was er i[beta]st 138
- Fish and Flesh 142
- The Grain and the Grape 149
- Timber, Spice and Other Things Nice 156
- Beasts and their Bodies 160
- 'Man does not live by bread alone' 163
- Cloth and Clothing 176
- Minerals 183
- A Miscellany of Manufactures 189
- Balancing the Books 192
- Chapter 5 Immigrants and Emigrants 197
- Immigrants: Rural Society 198
- Court Society 200
- Urban Society 202
- Emigrants: Merchants, Sailors and Fishermen 205
- Craftsmen and Labourers 209
- Hucksters and Vagabonds 212
- Soldiers 218
- The Clergy 232
- The Emigrant Experience: Political Shadows 242
- Living Together 245
- Accolades and Anonymity 249
- The Number of Emigrants 252
- Reasons for Emigration 258
- Chapter 6 Perceptions 266
- Isolation 266
- Poverty 272
- Anglophobia 276.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1862321728
- OCLC:
- 49312816
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