| Durham Priory 1400 1450 Paperback Versi Edition Contributor(s): Dobson, R. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 052102305X ISBN-13: 9780521023054 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 282.428 |
| LCCN: 2006272618 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Third |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.23 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |