Inward purity and outward splendour : death and remembrance in the deanery of Dunwich, Suffolk, 1370-1547 /
This study of 3000 wills from fifty-two Suffolk parishes records material and spiritual bequests to the churches. Many testators purchased prayer; others left instructions for the acquisition of liturgical books, church plate and embroidered vestments. Gifts and outright donations also provided stai...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodbridge :
Boydell Press,
2001.
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| Series: | Studies in the history of medieval religion ;
v. 17. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminaries; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Domus Dei; 2. Testaments and Wills; 3. The Testators; 4. The Living Church; 5. Preparing the Ground; 6. Singing for Souls; 7. Holy Chant and Psalm; 8. Gliding the Liturgy; 9. The Riches of Apparel; 10. The Sacred Messengers; 11. Divine Lights; 12. Entrances and Exits; Conlcusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.