Durham Priory 1400–1450

In this book, Dobson throws new light on the universal aspirations and pre occupations of medieval monasticism.

R. B. Dobson (Author)

9780521023054, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 24 November 2005

444 pages
21.9 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.574 kg

In the course of this work, Dr Dobson is able to throw new light on the universal aspirations and pre occupations of medieval monasticism. He reconstructs life in Durham in the century before its final dissolution and concludes that it was an example of 'comparatively successful conservatism' during a period in English history characterized by institutional resistance to social and intellectual change.

List of figures
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. The English Zion: an introduction to Saint Cuthbert and his city
2. The monks of Durham
3. John Wessington as prior of Durham (1416–46)
4. The prior's household and counsellors
5. Monastic patronage
6. The prior and the lay lords
7. The lords spiritual
8. The monastic economy
9. The Durham cells
10. The intellectual activities of the Durham monks
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: History [HB]