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Commemorating the dead in late medieval Strasbourg : the cathedral's book of donors and its use (1320-1521) /
The Book of Donors for Strasbourg cathedral is an extraordinary medieval document dating from ca. 1320-1520, with 6,954 entries from artisan, merchant and aristocratic classes. This study is the first to comprehensively analyse the unpublished Book of Donors manuscript and show the types and pattern...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate Pub.,
©2011.
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| Colección: | Church, faith, and culture in the Medieval West.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Book of Donors for Strasbourg cathedral is an extraordinary medieval document dating from ca. 1320-1520, with 6,954 entries from artisan, merchant and aristocratic classes. This study is the first to comprehensively analyse the unpublished Book of Donors manuscript and show the types and patterns of gifts made to the cathedral. It also compares these gift entries with those in earlier obituary records kept by the cathedral canons, as well as other medieval obituary notices kept by parish churches and convents in Strasbourg. Analysis of the Book of Donors notes the increase of personal deta. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 327 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781409434726 1409434729 1317163990 9781317163992 1317163982 9781317163985 1283297493 9781283297493 9786613297495 6613297496 |