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Plympton Priory: A House of Augustinian Canons in South-Western England in the Late Middle Ages

  • Hardback
  • 289 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.8 x 24.4 x 2.2 cm

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For those interested in English monastic history

Shows how local priories influenced medieval life

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A detailed historical study exploring the role and influence of Plympton Priory in late medieval English society.

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This book makes a contribution to knowledge of the history of the Augustinian canons in England through a case study of one particular house in the south-west of the country. Plympton Priory in Devon was founded in 1121 by a bishop of Exeter, and through episcopal and lay donations of temporal and spiritual sources of income became one of the wealthiest houses of Augustinian canons in England. Analysis of surviving records reveals the multiplicity of connections existing between the canons and the laity, the secular clergy, the episcopacy, and the Crown until the priory's dissolution. The result is a multi-faceted study of the roles played by an Augustinian house in society and within the Church in the late Middle Ages.

  • Title

    Plympton Priory: A House of Augustinian Canons in South-Western England in the Late Middle Ages

  • Author

    Allison Fizzard

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    November 2007

  • Weight

    654g

  • Page Count

    289

  • Dimensions

    16.8 x 24.4 x 2.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004163010

  • ISBN-10

    9004163018

  • Eden Code

    4708702