Civic community in Late Medieval Lincoln : urban society and economy in the age of the Black Death, 1289-1409 / / Alan Kissane [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Kissane Alan
• Pubblicazione: Suffolk : , : Boydell & Brewer, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 325 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 942.5/3409023
• Soggetto topico: Black Death - England
• Soggetto geografico: Lincoln (England) History
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• Soggetto non controllato: Black Death; central government; civic community; economy; local customs; medieval history; medieval town; urban society
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 May 2017).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Urban Foundations: Occupational Structure -- 2 Lincoln as Entrepôt: Tolls, Trade and Credit -- 3 The Crown and the Fee Farm -- 4 The Growth of Civic Government -- 5 Fraternity, Orthodoxy and Communal Cooperation -- 6 Chantry Founders, Commemoration and the Rental Market -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Occupational Sources and Data -- Appendix 2 Lincoln Civic Officials, 1289–1409 -- Appendix 3 Lincoln Members of Parliament, c.1290–1410 -- Appendix 4 The Fraternal Year -- Appendix 5 Perpetual Chantry Foundations -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The later middle ages saw provincial towns and their civic community contending with a number of economic, social and religious problems - including famine and the plague. This book, using Lincoln - then a significant urban centre - as a case study, investigates how such a community dealt with these issues, looking in particular at the links between town and central government, and how they influenced local customs and practices. The author then argues, with an assessment of industry, trade and civic finance, that towns such as Lincoln were often well placed to react to changes in the economy, by actively forging closer links with the crown both as suppliers of goods and services and as financiers. The book goes on to explore the foundations of civic government and the emergence of localguilds and chantries, showing that each reflected broader trends in local civic culture, being influenced in only a minor way by the Black Death, an event traditionally seen as a major turning point in late medieval urban history.<BR><BR> Alan Kissane gained his PhD from the University of Nottingham.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civic community in Late Medieval Lincoln
• ISBN: 1-78204-914-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910162797503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II