Landscapes of the Learned - Placing Gaelic Literati in Irish Lordships 1300-1600

Gaelic literati were an elite group in the social hierarchy of late medieval and early modern northern European societies, influencing many areas of public life, including education, law, medicine, farming, culture, and politics. FitzPatrick explores the archaeological and historical records to understand this intellectual culture and exercise of power.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction: Place, Roles, and Lifeways


• 2: The Domain of Literati in the Landscape of Lordship


• 3: Estate Landscapes of the Learned


• 4: Dwellings of Literati


• 5: Church Space for Learned Occupations


• 6: Designated School-Houses in the Sixteenth Century


• Conclusion: A Place for the Learned

About the author

Elizabeth FitzPatrick is an independent researcher and writer in historical landscape studies. She held a chair in archaeology at NUI Galway (2013-21), has been a panel member of the European Research Council (2020-21), a director of the Discovery Programme (2015-20), and archaeological editor of Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (2007-15). She is the author of Royal Inauguration in Gaelic Ireland 1200-1600: a cultural landscape study (2004), and co-editor of Becoming and belonging in Ireland, AD c. 1200-1600: essays in identity and cultural practice (2018), and Gaelic Ireland 1250-1650: land, lordship and settlement (2001).

Summary

Gaelic literati were an elite group in the social hierarchy of late medieval and early modern northern European societies, influencing many areas of public life, including education, law, medicine, farming, culture, and politics. FitzPatrick explores the archaeological and historical records to understand this intellectual culture and exercise of power.

Product details

• Authors: FitzPatrick , Elizabeth FitzPatrick, Elizabeth (Independent Researcher and Fitzpatrick, Prof Elizabeth (Independent Researche Fitzpatrick
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.05.2023
• EAN: 9780192855749
• ISBN: 978-0-19-285574-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Medieval History and Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Europe, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Landscape Archaeology, Medieval European archaeology