Medieval St Andrews Brown Michael
Medieval St Andrews Brown Michael First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages.St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. As a centre of earthly and…
Specifikacia Medieval St Andrews Brown Michael
Medieval St Andrews Brown Michael
First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages.St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. As a centre of earthly and spiritual government, as the place of veneration for Scotland's patron saint and as an ancient seat of learning, St Andrews was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland.This volume provides the first full study of this special and multi-faceted centre throughout its golden age. Its importance remains readily apparent in the buildings which cluster the rocky promontory jutting out into the North Sea: the towers and walls of cathedral, castleand university provide reminders of the status and wealth of the city in the Middle Ages.
They examine church, spirituality, urban society and learning in a specific The fourteen chapters use St Andrews as a focus for the discussion of multiple aspects of medieval life in Scotland.