Communal solitude : the Carthusian lay brethren in Great Britain and Ireland, 1178-1569 / Francesca Breeden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breeden, Francesca, author.

Series:

BAR British series ; 675.

BAR British series ; 675

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carthusians--History.

Carthusians.

Lay brothers--Great Britain--History.

Lay brothers.

Lay brothers--Ireland--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 93 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2022.

Summary:

The Carthusians were a small monastic order founded in France in the late 11th century. Their dedication to the hermit lifestyle required a unique living situation that included individual housing for each monk, and a group of lay brothers who carried out the day-to-day tasks and interacted with the local community. This volume examines the Carthusian Order in Great Britain and Ireland from an archaeological standpoint and highlights the role of the lay brother in the everyday life of the charterhouse. Using the case studies of Witham Charterhouse and Hinton Priory in Somerset, the layouts of the lay brothers' complexes are explored through geophysical survey and comparison with Carthusian material culture assemblages from other British charterhouses. This method of investigation provides a singular view of the lay brother in medieval society and proposes a layout of an English Carthusian lower house.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 3, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781407359762

1407359762

OCLC:

1372562845