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The Abbeys and Priories of Medieval England
Nice Hardback book. Author - Colin Platt, the author of The Castle in Medieval England and Wales. Barnes and Noble, Publishers. 1996 Edition. Book is as new and is giftable. The only marks on book are the Ex Libris stamps inside front and back cover. Colorful and interesting book!
270 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1984
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January 25, 2023
This work presents an enticing historical background and overview of exactly what its title conveys, and boasts a welcomed 187 illustrations and photographs, including a number of structures that survived the Dissolution. Walking through the world of architecture, interior design, related historical details, and photographic splendors, will satisfy readers. Interpretation of these histories, of course, can be noted by the reader for use in more exhaustive research at a later time, investigating any and all original source documents available as well as those referred to in this work.
The lives of many are highlighted and we read about the Black Death, the sweating sickness, etc., that all contributed to drastic declines in the numbers of those within the walls of Abbeys and Priories. "The plague was at its most deadly in the spring and summer of 1349, when it carried of fully half the community at Westminster Abbey, taking the abbot and most monks at the great house of St. Albans, and reducing many smaller communities to near-ruin."
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The lives of many are highlighted and we read about the Black Death, the sweating sickness, etc., that all contributed to drastic declines in the numbers of those within the walls of Abbeys and Priories. "The plague was at its most deadly in the spring and summer of 1349, when it carried of fully half the community at Westminster Abbey, taking the abbot and most monks at the great house of St. Albans, and reducing many smaller communities to near-ruin."
Works that may be of additional interest to you:
-Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism - William Harmless
-The Coming of the Friars by Augustus Jessopp
-The Other Friars: The Carmelite, Augustinian, Sack & Pied Friars in the Middle Ages by Frances Andrews
-The Mission of Friar William of Rubruck: His Journey to the Court of the Great Khan Moengke, 1253-1255 by Peter Jackson
-World Shapers: A Treasury of Quotes From Great Missionaries - Compiled by Vinita Hampton and Carol Plueddemann
May 20, 2023
Excellent pictures and information.
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