Church building and society in the later Middle Ages
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Church building and society in the later Middle Ages
（Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought / edited by G.G. Coulton, 4th ser. ; bk. 107）
Cambridge University Press, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-317) and index
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Description
The construction of a church was undoubtedly one of the most demanding events to take place in the life of a medieval parish. It required a huge outlay of time, money and labour, and often a new organisational structure to oversee design and management. Who took control and who provided the financing was deeply shaped by local patterns in wealth, authority and institutional development - from small villages with little formal government to settlements with highly unequal populations. This all took place during a period of great economic and social change as communities managed the impact of the Black Death, the end of serfdom and the slump of the mid-fifteenth century. This original and authoritative study provides an account of how economic change, local politics and architecture combined in late-medieval England. It will be of interest to researchers of medieval, socio-economic and art history.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Financing construction I: the parish
- 2. Financing construction II: gentry and clergy
- 3. Organising construction I: the churchwardens
- 4. Organising construction II: contracting committees and fabric wardens
- 5. Organising construction III: aristocracy, clergy and institutions
- 6. Approaches to building work.
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