The Purchase of Paradise: Gift Giving and the Aristocracy, 1307-1485

ISBN-13: 9780367206055 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 182 str.

Joel T. Rosenthal

Opis

Originally published in 1972 The Purchase of Paradise is an account of medieval philanthropy and looks at the late medieval aristocracy as a social group. The book analyses their voluntary behaviour, their gift giving and the Church and addresses the nature of charity in the Middle Ages.

Spis treści

Preface  Abbreviations  1. Introductions  2. Prayers for the Dead  3. Chantries  4. New Foundations  5. Endowments to Burial Churches  6. Miscellaneous Philanthropy  7. Conclusion  Appendix I: Alienations in Mortmain  Appendix II: Tables with Raw Numbers  Index

O autorze

Joel T. Rosenthal