Landscapes of Monastic Foundation: The Establishment of Religious Houses in East Anglia, C.650-1200

by Tim Pestell and Dr Timothy Pestell

Monastic studies usually focus upon the post-Conquest period; here, in valuable contrast, the focus is on pre-Conquest monastic foundations, in the present-day counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Tim Pestell considers the place of the monastery in wider landscapes - topographical, social, economic and political. He observes that by 1215 the Diocese of Norwich contained about a tenth of all English monasteries, a remarkable richness of patronage was no...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843830620
• ISBN13: 9781843830627
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.4"