This volume opens with a survey of monastic life and activities in the early Tudor period, which throws new light on the fortunes of the Cistercian abbeys and on the influence upon the monks of the new humanist education. Chapters are devoted to Bishop Redman's visitations of the white canons, to the rural pursuits of Prior More of Worcester, to the friars ranged for and against the New Learning, and to the Carthusians; there are also a number of character sketches of notable abbots and others. There follows a review of the ...
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This volume opens with a survey of monastic life and activities in the early Tudor period, which throws new light on the fortunes of the Cistercian abbeys and on the influence upon the monks of the new humanist education. Chapters are devoted to Bishop Redman's visitations of the white canons, to the rural pursuits of Prior More of Worcester, to the friars ranged for and against the New Learning, and to the Carthusians; there are also a number of character sketches of notable abbots and others. There follows a review of the changing religious climate: of Wolsey's attempts at reform, of the all-perspective influence of Erasmus and of the career of Elizabeth Barton. The economic state of the monasteries is discussed as a prelude to the sombre story of the Suppression, illuminated by rare gleams of heroism. The fate and after-careers of the religious are treated in full from the record sources; there are chapters on the aftermath in Mary's reign and the linking with modern Benedictines, and an epilogue looks back over six centuries of English monasticism.
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Very Good- Clean pages except for foxing and gray smudging around outside edges of the page block; no owners' marks; soft cover bears a long crease across the bottom left rear corner, short wrinkles at spine ends, and some edgewear around corners and spine ends, otherwise well-kept. xiv, 522pp. incl. index.
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Very Good. 1948. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in black cloth, without dust jacket. 348pp. frontis, with review by Knowles from the Dublin Review laid in. Very good. Lacks dust jacket, faint foxing to boards. Ownership mark on flyleaf. Internally unmarked.
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Very Good. 1979. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. xiv & 522 pp. Some shelf wear and toning to dust jacket. Bookplate to front pastedown. Some tearing to rear inner flap of dj. Very Good. (Subject: Medieval, Tudor).
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Very Good. Size: 0x0x0; Hardcover. NO DUST JACKET. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.