Church building and society in the later Middle Ages / Gabriel Byng, University of Cambridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Byng, Gabriel Thomas Gustav, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th series, 107.

Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought. Fourth series ; 107

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church buildings--England--Design and construction--History--To 1500.

Church buildings.

Building--Social aspects--England--History--To 1500.

Building.

Building--Economic aspects--England--History--To 1500.

Architecture and society--England--History--To 1500.

Architecture and society.

England--Social conditions--1066-1485.

England.

England--Economic conditions--1066-1485.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Summary:

The construction of a church was undoubtedly one of the most demanding events to take place in the life of a medieval parish. It required a huge outlay of time, money and labour, and often a new organisational structure to oversee design and management. Who took control and who provided the financing was deeply shaped by local patterns in wealth, authority and institutional development - from small villages with little formal government to settlements with highly unequal populations. This all took place during a period of great economic and social change as communities managed the impact of the Black Death, the end of serfdom and the slump of the mid-fifteenth century. This original and authoritative study provides an account of how economic change, local politics and architecture combined in late-medieval England. It will be of interest to researchers of medieval, socio-economic and art history.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-108-54764-8

1-316-66176-8

1-108-54874-1