The foundations of gentry life : the Multons of Frampton and their world, 1270-1370 / Peter Coss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coss, Peter R.

Series:

Past & present book series.

The past & present book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gentry--England--Frampton (Lincolnshire)--History--To 1500.

Gentry.

Gentry--England--Frampton (Lincolnshire)--Social conditions.

Frampton (Lincolnshire, England)--History.

Frampton (Lincolnshire, England).

Moulton family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Peter Coss examines the formative years of the English gentry. In doing so, he explains their lasting characteristics during a long history as a social elite, including adaptability to change and openness. The book explores the material culture of the gentry, their concern with fashion and obsession with display.

Contents:

Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Permissions; 1. Introduction; 2. The Multons and Frampton; 3. The gentry household: the locus of consumption; 4. Household, locality, and social interaction; 5. The gentry estate: the locus of production; 6. Commercialization and estate management; 7. Human resources: the lord and his tenants; 8. The church as cultural space; 9. The gentry and the parish; 10. The culture of the cartulary: the gentry family and the protection of estates; 11. Lawyers and literacy; 12. Literature and household entertainment

13. The urban dimension: the gentry, towns, and merchants14. Cultural horizons; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612544460

1-282-54446-2

0-19-157309-4

OCLC:

922970023