The Medieval Chantry Chapel

Author : Simon Roffey
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1843833344

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The Medieval Chantry Chapel by Simon Roffey Pdf

An archaeological investigation into the structure of the medieval chantry chapel, with many implications for religious practice at the time. The chantry -- a special, often private, chapel within a church dedicated to a particular benefactor or benefactor's family, where prayers for the benefactor's soul were said -- was probably the most common, and also one of the most distinctive, of all late medieval religious foundations. These structures, although much altered with time, are still a very noticeable feature of many late medieval parish churches. However, no systematic, thorough or comparative examination has been undertaken to discover what they may reveal about contemporary devotion, aspiration and planning. This is a void which this book seeks to fill. It shows how the use of archaeological approaches can illuminate aspects of medieval religious practice only hinted at in many historical documents; it also demonstrates how the structural and spatial analysis of former chantry chapels can shed light on the level of private and communal piety and reveal a wider, more universal, context to chantry foundation in the medieval parish church. In addition, it discusses how various personal strategies for intercession shaped both chapel space and fabric, and the ultimate effects of the Reformation on such structures. Includes a selected gazetteer of chantry chapels. Dr SIMON ROFFEY teaches in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Winchester.

Author : George Henry Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Architecture, Medieval
ISBN : WISC:89097208417

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Mediaeval Chantries and Chantry Chapels by George Henry Cook Pdf

Author : Marie-Hélène Rousseau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317059370

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Saving the Souls of Medieval London by Marie-Hélène Rousseau Pdf

St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London. It was the mother church of the diocese, a principal landowner in the capital and surrounding countryside, and a theatre for the enactment of events of national importance. The cathedral was also a powerhouse of commemoration and intercession, where prayers and requiem masses were offered on a massive scale for the salvation of the living and the dead. This spiritual role of St Paul's Cathedral was carried out essentially by the numerous chantry priests working and living in its precinct. Chantries were pious foundations, through which donors, clerks or lay, male or female, endowed priests to celebrate intercessory masses for the benefit of their souls. At St Paul's Cathedral, they were first established in the late twelfth century and, until they were dissolved in 1548, they contributed greatly to the daily life of the cathedral. They enhanced the liturgical services offered by the cathedral, increased the number of the clerical members associated with it, and intensified relations between the cathedral and the city of London. Using the large body of material from the cathedral archives, this book investigates the chantries and their impacts on the life, services and clerical community of the cathedral, from their foundation in the early thirteenth century to the dissolution. It demonstrates the flexibility and adaptability of these pious foundations and the various contributions they made to medieval society; and sheds light on the men who played a role which, until the abolition of the chantries in 1548, was seen to be crucial to the spiritual well-being of medieval London.

Author : Julian M. Luxford,John McNeill
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Chantries
ISBN : 1907975160

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The Medieval Chantry in England by Julian M. Luxford,John McNeill Pdf

The eleven essays presented here lead the reader through the earliest manifestations of the chantry, the origins and development of 'stone-cage' chapels, royal patronage of commemorative art and architecture, the chantry in the late medieval parish.

Author : Simon Roffey
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0752445715

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Chantry Chapels by Simon Roffey Pdf

This in-depth study reveals how chantry chapels were devised as medieval strategies for the afterlife and were one of the most important and influential institutions of the medieval period.

Author : Alan Kreider
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725232150

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English Chantries by Alan Kreider Pdf

The chantries of medieval England were founded in the belief that intercessory masses shortened the period spent by souls in purgatory. They played a greater role in the daily life of sixteenth-century Englishmen than did monasteries, yet up to now the dissolution of the chantries has not been a popular subject of study. Alan Kreider rectifies this, establishing the importance of the chantries in the story of late medieval and Reformation England. He discusses their social and religious significance. He explains the role of purgatory in the founding of chantries and in the theological debates, popular preaching and political struggles unleashed by the Reformation that led to their confiscation. He explores the forces that led the governments of Henry VIII and Edward VI to jettison traditional practices, and he underlines the pain of state-fostered religious change.

Author : R. B. Dobson
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781852851200

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Church and Society in the Medieval North of England by R. B. Dobson Pdf

This collection of essays discusses aspects of church life in each of the three dioceses of Carlisle, Durham and York, identifying the main features of religion in the north and placing contemporary religious attitudes in both a social and a local context

Author : John Chessell Buckler
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021842672

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Remarks Upon Wayside Chapels, With Observations On The ... Chantry On Wakefield Bridge, By J.c. And C.a. Buckler by John Chessell Buckler Pdf

In this book, John Chessell Buckler provides a detailed examination of wayside chapels and chantries in medieval England. The book includes observations about the architecture, symbolism, and history of these structures. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of religion and architecture in medieval England. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004365834

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Devotional Interaction in Medieval England and its Afterlives by Anonim Pdf

The interdisciplinary volume Devotional Interaction in Medieval England and its Afterlives examines the interaction between medieval English worshippers and the material objects of their devotion, with chapters that extend the temporality of objects and buildings beyond the Middle Ages.

Author : Nigel Saul
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191550720

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English Church Monuments in the Middle Ages by Nigel Saul Pdf

English Church Monuments in the Middle Ages offers a comprehensive survey of English church monuments from the pre-Conquest period to the early sixteenth century. Ground-breaking in its treatment of the subject in an historical context, it explores medieval monuments both in terms of their social meaning and the role that they played in the religious strategies of the commemorated. Attention is given to the production of monuments, the pattern of their geographical distribution, the evolution of monument types, and the role of design in communicating the monument's message. A major theme is the self-representation of the commemorated as reflected in the main classes of effigy-those of the clergy, the knights and esquires, and the lesser landowner or burgess class, while the effigial monuments of women are examined from the perspective of the construction of gender. While seeking to use monuments as windows onto the experiences and lives of the commemorated, it also exploits documentary sources to show what they can tell us about the influences that helped shape the monuments. An innovative chapter looks at the construction of identity in inscriptions, showing how the liturgical role of the monument limited the opportunities for expressions of self. Nigel Saul seeks to place monuments at the very centre of medieval studies, highlighting their importance not only for the history of sculpture and design, but also for social and religious history more generally.

Author : Chris King,Duncan Sayer
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781843836933

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The Archaeology of Post-medieval Religion by Chris King,Duncan Sayer Pdf

Evidence gleaned from archaeology sheds dramatic new light on religious practices and identities between the later sixteenth and the nineteenth centuries. The post-medieval period was one of profound religious and cultural change, of sometimes violent religious conflict and of a dramatic growth in religious pluralism. The essays collected here, in what is the first book to focus onthe material evidence, demonstrate the significant contribution that archaeology can make to a deeper understanding of religion. They take a broad interdisciplinary approach to the spatial and material context of religious life, using buildings and landscapes, religious objects and excavated cemeteries, alongside cartographic and documentary sources, to reveal the complexity of religious practices and identities in varied regions of post-medieval Britain, Europe and the wider world. Topics covered include the transformation of religious buildings and landscapes in the centuries after the European Reformation, the role of religious minorities and immigrant groups in early modern cities, the architectural and landscape context of eighteenth and nineteenth-century nonconformity, and the development of post-medieval burial practices and funerary customs. Offering a unique perspective on the material remains ofthe post-medieval period, this volume will be of significant value to archaeologists and historians interested in the religious and cultural transformation of the early modern world. Contributors: Chris King, Duncan Sayer, Andrew Spicer, Philippa Woodcock, Matthias Range, Simon Roffey, Greig Parker, Jeremy Lake, Eric Berry, Peter Herring, Claire Strachan, Peter Benes, Diana Mahoney-Swales, Richard O'Neill, Hugh Willmott, Natasha Powers, Adrian Miles, Anwen Cedifor Caffell, Rachel Clarke, Rosie Morris

Author : Hollie L. S. Morgan
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 9781903153710

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Beds and Chambers in Late Medieval England by Hollie L. S. Morgan Pdf

First full-length interdisciplinary study of the effect of these everyday surroundings on literature, culture and the collective consciousness of the late middle ages.

Author : Marie-Hélène Rousseau
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317059387

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Saving the Souls of Medieval London by Marie-Hélène Rousseau Pdf

St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London. It was the mother church of the diocese, a principal landowner in the capital and surrounding countryside, and a theatre for the enactment of events of national importance. The cathedral was also a powerhouse of commemoration and intercession, where prayers and requiem masses were offered on a massive scale for the salvation of the living and the dead. This spiritual role of St Paul's Cathedral was carried out essentially by the numerous chantry priests working and living in its precinct. Chantries were pious foundations, through which donors, clerks or lay, male or female, endowed priests to celebrate intercessory masses for the benefit of their souls. At St Paul's Cathedral, they were first established in the late twelfth century and, until they were dissolved in 1548, they contributed greatly to the daily life of the cathedral. They enhanced the liturgical services offered by the cathedral, increased the number of the clerical members associated with it, and intensified relations between the cathedral and the city of London. Using the large body of material from the cathedral archives, this book investigates the chantries and their impacts on the life, services and clerical community of the cathedral, from their foundation in the early thirteenth century to the dissolution. It demonstrates the flexibility and adaptability of these pious foundations and the various contributions they made to medieval society; and sheds light on the men who played a role which, until the abolition of the chantries in 1548, was seen to be crucial to the spiritual well-being of medieval London.

Author : Marie-Helene Rousseau
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 1409405818

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Saving the Souls of Medieval London by Marie-Helene Rousseau Pdf

St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London and this investigation of its chantries - pious foundations through which donors endowed priests to celebrate intercessory masses for the benefit of their souls - sheds light on the role chantries played in promoting the spiritual well-being of medieval London.

Author : R. B. Dobson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441159120

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Church and Society in the Medieval North of England by R. B. Dobson Pdf

English history has usually been written from the perspective of the south, from the viewpoint of London or Canterbury, Oxford or Cambridge. Yet throughout the middle ages life in the north of England differed in many ways from that south of the Humber. In ecclesiastical terms, the province of York, comprising the dioceses of Carlisle, Durham and York, maintained its own identity, jealously guarding its prerogatives from southern encroachment. In their turn, the bishops and cathedral chapters of Carlisle and Durham did much to prevent any increase in the powers of York itself. Barrie Dobson is the leading authority on the history of religion in the north of England during the later middle ages. In this collection of essays he discusses aspects of church life in each of the three dioceses, identifying the main features of religion in the north and placing contemporary religious attitudes in both a social and a local context. He also examines, among other issues, the careers of individual prelates, including Alexander Neville, archbishop of York and Richard Bell, bishop of Carlisle (1478-95); the foundation of chantries in York; and the writing of history at York and Durham in the later middle ages.