Death and Burial in Medieval England: 1066-1550
Death had an important and pervasive presence in the Middle Ages. It was a theme in medieval public life, finding expression both in literature and art. The beliefs and procedures accompanying death were both complex and fascinating. Christopher Daniell's approach to this subject is unusual in bringing together knowledge accumulated from historical, archaeological and literary sources. The book includes the very latest research, both of the author and of others working in this area. The...
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Death had an important and pervasive presence in the middle ages. It was a theme in medieval public life, finding expression both in literature and art. The beliefs and procedures accompanying death were both complex and fascinating.Christopher Daniell's appproach to this subject is unusual 1n bringing together knowledge accumulated from historical, archaeological and literary sources. The book includes the very latest research, both of the author and of others working in this area. The result is a comprehensive and vivid picture of the entire phenomenon of medieval death and burial. Booknews Combines the literary and visual representation of death and burial with archaeological finds to investigate the procedures that were involved when a person died, what was buried with the body, the significance of different burial places within a churchyard, who was excluded from the cemeteries, and other matters. Of interest to historians, archaeologists, and general readers with a morbid bent. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
List of PlatesPreface1Death in the Middle Ages12From Death-Bed to Remembrance303Themes of Death654The Geography of Burial875The Bodily Evidence1166Cemeteries and Grave Goods1457Death from the Conquest to the Reformation175App. 1Jews and Lepers203App. 2The Living206Bibliography209Subject Index230Index of People and Places235
\ BooknewsCombines the literary and visual representation of death and burial with archaeological finds to investigate the procedures that were involved when a person died, what was buried with the body, the significance of different burial places within a churchyard, who was excluded from the cemeteries, and other matters. Of interest to historians, archaeologists, and general readers with a morbid bent. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
