French, Katherine L.

The People of the Parish : Community Life in a Late Medieval English Diocese. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (327 pages) - The Middle Ages Series . - The Middle Ages Series .

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 DEFINING THE PARISH -- 2 "THE BOOK AND WRITINGS OF THE PARISH CHURCH": Churchwardens' Accounts and Parish Record Keeping -- 3 "A SERVANT OF THE PARISH": The Office of the Churchwarden and Parochial Leadership -- 4 "RECEIVED BY THE GOOD DEVOTION OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY": Parish Fundraising -- 5 "CURIOUS WINDOWS AND GREAT BELLS": The Architecture of Community -- 6 "THE WORTHIEST THING": Liturgical Celebrations and the Cult of the Saints in Place -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

"Katherine French puts a human face on the history of the English medieval parish between the end of the fourteenth century and the Reformation."--Carol Davidson-Cragoe, TMR.

9780812201956


Parishes-England-History-Middle Ages, 600-1500.
England-Church history.
England-Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.

BR744 -- .F74 2001eb