Church and society in the medieval north of England / / R.B. Dobson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464495903321
• Autore: Dobson R. B (Richard Barrie)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Rio Grande, Ohio : , : Hambledon Press, , 1996
• ISBN: 1-4725-9873-3; 1-4411-5912-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Disciplina: 282/.428/0902
• Soggetti: Church history - Middle Ages, 600-1500; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Abbreviations; 1 Cathedral Chapters and Cathedral Cities: York, Durham and Carlisle in the Fifteenth Century; 2 The First Norman Abbey in Northern England: The Origins of Selby; 3 ''Mynistres of Saynt Cuthbert'': The Monks of Durham in the Fifteenth Century; 4 The Church of Durham and the Scottish Borders, 1378-88; 5 The Last English Monks on Scottish Soil: The Severance of Coldingham Priory from the Monastery of Durham, 1461-78; 6 Richard Bell, Prior of Durham (1464-78) and Bishop of Carlisle (1478-95); 7 The Political Role of the Archbishops of York during the Reign of Edward I8 The Authority of the Bishop in Late Medieval England: The Case of Archbishop Alexander Neville of York, 1374-88; 9 The Residentiary Canons of York in the Fifteenth Century; 10 Richard III and the Church of York; 11 The Foundation of Perpetual Chantries by the Citizens of Medieval York; 12 Citizens and Chantries in Late Medieval York; 13 Contrasting Chronicles: Historical Writing at York and Durham at the Close of the Later Middle Ages; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: "English history has usually been written from the perspective of the south, from the viewpoint of London or Canterbury, Oxford or Cambridge. Yet throughout the middle ages life in the north of England differed in many ways from that south of the Humber. In ecclesiastical ; terms, the province of York, comprising the dioceses of Carlisle, Durham and York, maintained its own identity, jealously guarding its prerogatives from southern encroachment. In their turn, the bishops and cathedral chapters of Carlisle and Durham did much to prevent any increase in the powers of York itself. Barrie Dobson is the leading authority on the history of religion in the north of England during the later middle ages. In this collection of essays he discusses aspects of church life in each of the three dioceses, identifying the main features of religion in the north and placing contemporary religious attitudes in both a social and a local context. He also examines, among other issues, the careers of individual prelates, including Alexander Neville, archbishop of York and Richard Bell, bishop of Carlisle (1478-95); the foundation of chantries in York; and the writing of history at York and Durham in the later middle ages."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

The Peace-Athabasca Delta : portrait of a dynamic ecosystem / / Kevin P. Timoney

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813886603321
• Autore: Timoney Kevin
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Alberta, Canada : , : The University of Alberta Press, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 0-88864-802-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (608 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.8/20971231
• Soggetti: Biotic communities - Alberta - Peace-Athabasca Delta; Natural history - Alberta - Peace-Athabasca Delta; Petroleum industry and trade - Alberta; Peace-Athabasca Delta (Alta.)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction -- A. Delta as a Physical and Biological System -- 2. Delta's Physical Environment and Landforms -- 3. Natural History Flora and Vegetation -- 4. Natural History Fauna and Wildlife -- B. Processes ; of Change in the Delta -- 5. Climate and Climate Change Principles and Processes -- 6. Physical and Hydrological Processes of Change -- C. History of Environmental Changes in the Delta -- 7. Natural Record of Change in the Delta -- 8. Historic Record of Change in the Delta -- D. Human Activity in the Delta -- 9. Human History Prior to the 20th Century -- 10. Human History After 1900 -- 11. Human Effects Upon the Delta Region -- E. Future -- 12. Future -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Glossary -- Appendices -- A. Physical Delta -- A1. Is The Delta The "Largest" Inland Delta? -- A2. Bedrock Geology And Its Later Modification -- B. Ecological Importance Of The Delta -- B1. Ecological Goods And Services Supplied By The Delta -- B2. Description Of The Peace-Athabasca Delta From The Ramsar List Of Wetlands Of International Importance -- B3. Environmentally Significant Areas In The Peace-Athabasca Delta Region -- C. Biota of the Delta -- C1. Vascular Plants -- C2. Mosses, Liverworts, And Lichens -- C3. Diatoms -- C4. Aquatic Invertebrates -- C5. Fishes -- C6. Birds -- C7. Mammals -- C8. Peace-Athabasca Delta Muskrat Ecology -- D. Gazetteer And Map Of The Peace-Athabasca Delta.
• Sommario/riassunto: Timely ecology of the Peace-Athabasca Delta, the threatened home of wildlife and indigenous cultures.