Death and burial in medieval England, 1066-1550 / / Christopher Daniell

• Autore: Daniell Christopher
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 393.09420902; 393/.0942/0902
• Soggetto topico: Funeral rites and ceremonies - England; Human remains (Archaeology) - England; Social history - Medieval, 500-1500; Death - History
• Soggetto geografico: England Social life and customs 1066-1485; England Antiquities
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; DEDICATION; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PLATES; PREFACE; 1 DEATH IN THE MIDDLE AGES; 2 FROM DEATH-BED TO REMEMBRANCE; 3 THEMES OF DEATH; 4 THE GEOGRAPHY OF BURIAL; 5 THE BODILY EVIDENCE; 6 CEMETERIES AND GRAVE GOODS; 7 DEATH FROM THE CONQUEST TO THE REFORMATION; Appendix 1: Jews and Lepers; Appendix 2: The Living; BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT INDEX; INDEX OF PEOPLE AND PLACES
• Sommario/riassunto: Christopher Daniell establishes the role that death played in the Middle Ages by explaining the procedures that were involved when a person died and discussing the literary and artistic themes associated with death. He assesses archaeological discoveries by including the very latest research, both his own and others working in the area. The final chapter presents a uniquely detailed survey of death from the Norman Conquest to the Reformation in the 1550's.
• Titolo autorizzato: Death and burial in medieval England
• ISBN: 1-134-66637-3; 1-280-14374-6; 9786610143740; 0-203-97917-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457342103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II