Towns in Medieval England: Selected Sources by Gervase Rosser (English) Paperbac

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Assembles a diverse range of texts to encourage and facilitate the study of medieval towns a fresh incentive following the collapse of the city-based Roman Empire, shaped by the cultural and commercial currents of the time.

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This is the first collection of translated sources on towns in medieval England. It draws on the great variety of written evidence for this significant and dynamic period of urban development, and invites students to consider for themselves the challenges and opportunities presented by a wide range of primary written sources. The introduction and editorial commentary situate the extracts within the larger context of European urban history, against a longer chronological backdrop and in relation to the most up-to-date research. Suggestions for further reading enable the student to engage critically with the materials and encourage new work in the field. Collectively, the texts and commentary provide an overview of English medieval urban history, while the emphasis throughout is on the particular character and potential of each type of written evidence, from legal and administrative records to inventories of shops, and from letters and poetry to legendary civic histories. -- .

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This is the first collection of translated sources on towns in medieval England. Concentrating on the relatively well-documented centuries between 1100 and 1500, it draws on a variety of written evidence for this significant and dynamic period of urban development. Taking account of recent research on material and social aspects of urban life, the book invites students to consider for themselves the challenges and opportunities presented by a wide range of sources. The merchant, for example, is seen from different angles - as an economic agent, as a religious patron and in Chaucer's fictional depiction. The introduction and commentary situate the extracts within the larger context of European urban history, and against a wider chronological backdrop. Suggestions for further reading enable the student to engage critically with the materials and encourage new work in the field. The prominence of London and the other major cities is reflected in the selection, but due attention is also given to a number of small market towns. Occasions of conflict are represented, as are examples of groups and societies which both contributed to and helped to contain the tensions within urban society. Changing indicators of wealth and poverty are considered, together with evidence for more complex questions concerning the quality of life in the medieval town. The book moves between the experience of urban life and contemporary perceptions of it - from domestic furnishings to legends of civic origins and plays in which townspeople enacted their own history.

Author Biography

Gervase Rosser Teaches Medieval and Renaissance History and History of Art at the University of Oxford, where he is Fellow of St Catherine's College

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I: History and praisePart II: Urban growthPart III: Economic lifePart IV: Social developmentPart V: Urban governmentPart VI: The environment and quality of lifePart VII: Tensions and violencePart VIII: Associational lifePart IX: Religion and cultureGlossary Suggestions for further readingIndex

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This is the first collection of translated sources on towns in medieval England. It draws on the great variety of written evidence for this significant and dynamic period of urban development, and invites students to consider for themselves the challenges and opportunities presented by a wide range of primary written sources.The introduction and editorial commentary situate the extracts within the larger context of European urban history, against a longer chronological backdrop and in relation to the most up-to-date research. Suggestions for further reading enable the student to engage critically with the materials and encourage new work in the field. Collectively, the texts and commentary provide an overview of English medieval urban history, while the emphasis throughout is on the particular character and potential of each type of written evidence, from legal and administrative records to inventories of shops, and from letters and poetry to legendary civic histories. -- .

Details ISBN0719049091 Short Title TOWNS IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND Pages 312 Publisher Manchester University Press Language English ISBN-10 0719049091 ISBN-13 9780719049095 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2016 Series Manchester Medieval Sources Imprint Manchester University Press Subtitle Selected Sources Place of Publication Manchester Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 942.03 Publication Date 2016-06-20 Author Gervase Rosser Edited by Rosser, Gervase UK Release Date 2016-06-20 AU Release Date 2016-06-20 NZ Release Date 2016-06-20 Audience General We've got this

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