Records of the Jesus Guild in St Paul's Cathedral, C.1450-1550: An Edition of Oxford, Bodleian MS Tanner 221, and Associated Material New Elizabeth A.

Specifikacia Records of the Jesus Guild in St Paul's Cathedral, C.1450-1550: An Edition of Oxford, Bodleian MS Tanner 221, and Associated Material New Elizabeth A.

First printed edition of crucial material for our understanding of the pre-Reformation church.Meeting in the crypt of Old St Paul's in the decades before the Reformation, the Jesus Guild, an expression of cutting-edge orthodox devotion, not only attracted members from the top ranks of London society but also derived support from men and women of all degrees across the whole country. As well as shedding welcome light on aspects of the devotional life shared by some of London's most influential citizens, its records illustrate many facets of the City's economy, of its citizens' inter-personal relationships and can, indeed, assist in determining linguistic developments at a critical juncture.This volume reproduces for the first time all the extant records surviving for the Guild in the early sixteenth century, giving pride of place to the twenty consecutive years of its surviving