The Late Medieval English College and its Context

by Clive Burgess (Editor), Martin Heale (Editor)

Secular colleges stand as the most characteristic late medieval religious foundation, with hundreds established across fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Europe; but they remain by far the least studied. This volume provides the first scholarly overview of the late medieval college and its place in English religion, society and culture. The contributions survey and reflect the wide influence of the college. They consider the religious, political, intellectual, educational, charitable, musical and artistic contributions of these foundations, and combine detailed case studies with broader surveys placing the English college in its wider British and European context. The volume thus offers an unrivalled introduction to English secular colleges, demonstrating why these foundations were so important to late medieval religion and society.

CLIVE BURGESS, JEROME BERTRAM, HELEN BROWN, MARTIN HEALE, A.K. MCHARDY, JULIAN M. LUXFORD, P.H. CULLUM, JAMES WILLOUGHBY, MAGNUS WILLIAMSON, ANNE F. SUTTON, WINIFRED A. HARWOOD, DAVID SKINNER

Table of Contents

Introduction
An Institution for all The Late Medieval English College -
The European Collegiate Churches on the Continent - JFA Bertram
Secular Colleges in Late Medieval Scotland - Helen Brown
Colleges and Monasteries in Late Medieval England - Martin Heale
Patronage in Late Medieval Colleges -
The Collegiate Church as Mausoleum - Julian Luxford
Medieval Colleges and Charity - P H Cullum
The Provision of Books in the English Secular College - James Willoughby
The Will of John Musicians within Collegiate and Parochial Communities - Magnus Williamson
The Hospital of St Thomas of Acre of The Search for Patronage, Liturgical Improvement, and a School, under Master John Neel, 1420-63 - Anne F. Sutton
The College as the Case of Winchester College - Winifred A. Harwood
Music and the Reformation in the Collegiate Church of St Mary and All Saints, Fotheringhay - David Skinner

310 pages, Hardcover

First published February 21, 2008