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Inward purity and outward splendour : death and remembrance in the deanery of Dunwich, Suffolk, 1370-1547
- Title
- Inward purity and outward splendour : death and remembrance in the deanery of Dunwich, Suffolk, 1370-1547 / Judith Middleton-Stewart.
- Author
- Middleton-Stewart, Judith, 1934-2010.
- Publication
- Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press ; Norwich ; Centre of East Anglian Studies, 2001.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 328 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- "In the late-medieval churches of the former deanery of Dunwich there are many features which were provided by testamentary gifts, and this study of Suffolk wills written between 1370 and 1547 provides a broad background against which the 'tributes and gifts' of the former parishioners may be seen." "The wills from fifty-two parishes are the most personal records of nearly three thousand parishioners who wished to be remembered through their material and spiritual bequests. Many purchased prayer (the prayers of the poor being particularly sought), for prayer was vital to ensure the swift passage of the soul through Purgatory; but testators also left instructions for the acquisition of liturgical books, church plate and embroidered vestments. These have been destroyed, but gifts and outright donations also provided stained glass, seven-sacrament fonts and rood-screens which have survived long after the prayers were silenced."--BOOK JACKET.
- Series Statement
- Studies in the history of medieval religion, 0955-2480 ; v. 17
- Uniform Title
- Studies in the history of medieval religion ; v. 17.
- Alternative Title
- Inward purity and outward splendor
- Subject
- Charitable bequests > England > Suffolk > History
- Charitable bequests > England > Dunwich Region > History
- Legs de charité > Angleterre > Suffolk > Histoire
- Charitable bequests
- Suffolk (England) > Church history
- Dunwich Region (England) > Church history
- Suffolk (Angleterre) > Histoire religieuse
- England > Dunwich Region
- England > Suffolk
- Dunwich (England) > Church history
- Genre/Form
- Church history.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [294]-308) and index.
- ISBN
- 085115820X
- 9780851158204
- LCCN
- 00067487
- OCLC
- ocm45603965
- 45603965
- SCSB-1263793
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library