The Early History of the Church at Canterbury: Christ Church from 597 to 1066 (Early History of Britain) - Softcover
Large 8vo. xiv, 402 pp, list of b&w illustrations, abbreviations, foreword, preface, Part I. The Church and Its Setting: 1. The Foundation of the See of Canterbury; 2. The Urban Setting: Anglo-Saxon Canterbury; 3. The Pre-Conquest Cathedral. Part II. The Rule of the Kentish Kings, c597-762; 4. The Early Archbishops and the See of Canterbury, c. 604-762; 5. The Early Community, 597-762. Part III. Mercian and West Saxon Overlordship, 762-900: 6. Canterbury and Lichfield, 762-803; 7. Archbishops, Kings and the Lordship of Canterbury in the 9th Century; 8. The Community in the 9th Century; 9. The Struggle for Control of the Kentish 'Monasteries'. Part IV. Christ Church and the English Monarchy, 900-1066: 10. Sancity and Obscurity: The Archbishops and the Community in the 10th Century; 11. Reform and Pressures of Secular Society, 989-1066; Appendix: A. notes on some problematic charters; B. the diplomatic of 9th-century charters; notes, indeces. Studies in Early History of Britain: First Paperback Edition, 1996. Illustrated wrappers. "Now reissued in paperback, this critical study of the cathedral church of Canterbury, of its archbishops and of the community, from its foundation in AD 598 to the Norman Conquest is based on liturgical, art-historical, numismatic, architectural and archaeological evidence. An attempt is made throughout to understand the early history of the church without misleading interpretations and myths created by post-Conquest writers."
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- PublisherUNKNO
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0718500415
- ISBN 13 9780718500412
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages402
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