The Friars in Medieval Britain
Proceedings of the 2007 Harlaxton Symposium
Description:... This volume of papers, the proceedings of the 2007 Harlaxton Symposium, explore various aspects of the friars in Britain. The contributions are grouped under the following sections: Preachers and Theologians; Relationships; Texts and Writers; Art and Iconography; the Image of the Friar; and Local Studies. Topics range from the relationships between friars and monks in cathedral cities, to mendicant glass in East Anglia, and from Franciscan medical astrology to the negative portrayal of the friars in reformation pamphlets.
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