Death and burial in medieval England, 1066-1550 / Christopher Daniell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniell, Christopher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Funeral rites and ceremonies--England.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Human remains (Archaeology)--England.

Human remains (Archaeology).

Social history--Medieval, 500-1500.

Social history.

Death--History.

Death.

England--Social life and customs--1066-1485.

England.

England--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Christopher Daniell establishes the role that death played in the Middle Ages by explaining the procedures that were involved when a person died and discussing the literary and artistic themes associated with death. He assesses archaeological discoveries by including the very latest research, both his own and others working in the area. The final chapter presents a uniquely detailed survey of death from the Norman Conquest to the Reformation in the 1550's.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; DEDICATION; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PLATES; PREFACE; 1 DEATH IN THE MIDDLE AGES; 2 FROM DEATH-BED TO REMEMBRANCE; 3 THEMES OF DEATH; 4 THE GEOGRAPHY OF BURIAL; 5 THE BODILY EVIDENCE; 6 CEMETERIES AND GRAVE GOODS; 7 DEATH FROM THE CONQUEST TO THE REFORMATION; Appendix 1: Jews and Lepers; Appendix 2: The Living; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF PEOPLE AND PLACES;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-134-66636-5

1-134-66637-3

1-280-14374-6

9786610143740

0-203-97917-6

9780203979174

OCLC:

475946606