The Foundations of Gentry Life - The Multons of Frampton and Their World 1270-1370

Zusatztext this is an important work Informationen zum Autor Peter Coss is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cardiff. Klappentext Peter Coss brings to life the day-to-day domestic life of the medieval gentry, from their obsession with display, to social codes of conduct and the treatment of guests. Drawing on the rich and rarely studied archive of the Multon family of Frampton, Coss provides an essential contribution to the study of 'gentry culture'. Zusammenfassung Peter Coss brings to life the day-to-day domestic life of the medieval gentry, from their obsession with display, to social codes of conduct and the treatment of guests. Drawing on the rich and rarely studied archive of the Multon family of Frampton, Coss provides an essential contribution to the study of 'gentry culture'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: The Multons and Frampton 3: Gentry Household: The Locus of Consumption 4: Household, Locality and Social Interaction 5: The Gentry Estate: The Locus of Production 6: Commercialisation and Estate Management 7: Human Resources: The Lord and his Tenants 8: The Church as Cultural Space 9: The Gentry and the Parish 10: The Culture of the Cartulary: The Gentry Family and the Protection of Estates 11: Lawyers and Literacy 12: Literature and Household Entertainment 13: The Urban Dimension: The Gentry, Towns and Merchants 14: Conclusion: Cultural Horizons

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Peter Coss brings to life the day-to-day domestic life of the medieval gentry, from their obsession with display, to social codes of conduct and the treatment of guests. Drawing on the rich and rarely studied archive of the Multon family of Frampton, Coss provides an essential contribution to the study of 'gentry culture'.

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• Authors: Peter Coss, Peter (Professor of Medieval History Coss, Peter (University of Cardiff) Coss, Coss Peter
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780199560004
• ISBN: 978-0-19-956000-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Past & Present; The Past and Present Book Series; The Past & Present Book Series; Past & Present
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), Lincolnshire, Medieval History, British & Irish history, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval