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English Medieval Shrines / John Crook.
Van Pelt - Yarnall Collection BX2320.5.G7 C76 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crook, John, 1946-
- Series:
- Boydell studies in medieval art and architecture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian shrines--England--History--To 1500.
- Christian shrines.
- Christian saints--Cult--England--History--To 1500.
- Christian saints.
- Christian saints--Cult.
- History.
- England.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 324 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk : Boydell Press, 2011.
- Contents:
- 1 Relics, Shrines, And Pilgrimage 1
- 2 Graves, Shrines, And Crypts The physical setting of saints' cults on the Continent 25
- 3 'But Lo! There Breaks A Yet More Glorious Day' Saints' cults in early Anglo-Saxon England 41
- 4 'The Island Of Saints' Saints' cults in mid- to late Anglo-Saxon England 71
- 5 English Saints And The 'New Englishmen' Anglo-Saxon shrines and relics after the Norman Conquest 107
- 6 Into The Twelfth Century From tomb to shrine 133
- 7 ''Giving Light To The Whole House' The new enthusiasm for saints' cults in the later twelfth century 170
- 8 The Legacy Of Thomas Becket The thirteenth century 213
- 9 The Final Flowering Saints' cults in the later middle ages 258
- 10 The Fate Of Shrines At The Reformation 289
- Epilogue: English Shrines Today 309.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [313]-326) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781843836827
- 1843836823
- OCLC:
- 706026311
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