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Life in a medieval abbey / Tony McAleavy.
LIBRA - Furness Storage BX2592 .M32 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McAleavy, Tony.
- Series:
- English Heritage (Series)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Abbeys--England--History--Juvenile literature.
- Abbeys.
- Monasteries--England--History--Juvenile literature.
- Monasteries.
- Monastic and religious life--England--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500--Juvenile literature.
- Monastic and religious life.
- Great Britain--History--Juvenile literature.
- Great Britain.
- Monasteries--England--History.
- Religious life--England--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
- Great Britain--History.
- Civilization, Medieval.
- Monastic and religious life--Middle Ages.
- England.
- Genre:
- Literature.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Wakeman, Rollin (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 64 pages ; 27 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st American ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Enchanted Lion Books, 2003.
- Summary:
- Provides a portrait of the English monastery at the height of the Middle Ages, looking at the roles of the various people who lived in the abbeys, the craft involved in building a monastery, the blossoming of artistic and intellectual activity, and other aspects of life within the abbey walls.
- Contents:
- Daily life
- The origins of monastic life
- Monasteries in the medieval world
- Decline and fall.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1592700063
- 9781592700066
- OCLC:
- 51389006
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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