Beyond the Monastery Walls: Lay Men and Women in Early Medieval Legal Formularies

by Warren C Brown

Book Overview

Our understanding of life in the early Middle Ages is dominated by Christian churches and monasteries. It is their records and libraries which have survived the centuries, to tell us how the clerics, monks, and nuns who lived and worked within their walls experienced the world around them. We thus see the lay inhabitants of that wider world mostly when they are interacting with the clergy. However, a few sources let us explore lay life in this period...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108479588
• ISBN13: 9781108479585
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 407 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.7"