Churches and Churchmen in Medieval Europe

by Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke

Considers many facets of the medieval church, dealing with institutions, buildings, personalities and literature. The text explores the origins of the diocese and the parish, the history of the See of Hereford and of York Minster. It discusses the arrival of the archdeacon, the Normans as cathedral builders and the kings of England and Scotland as monastic patrons. The studies of monastic life deal with the European question of monastic vocation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 185285183X
• ISBN13: 9781852851835
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.5"