| Acts of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1609-1642 Contributor(s): Knighton, C. S. (Editor), Knighton, C. S. (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1843832607 ISBN-13: 9781843832607 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $80.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: This volume completes the edition of the two earliest manuscript Chapter Act books of Westminster Abbey, which is now the first cathedral or collegiate church to have all its Chapter Acts fully in print from the Reformation to the Civil War. It records the formal decisions of the Abbey's governing authority, many involving grants of office and leases of the Abbey's large and widely-scattered estate, principally in the midlands and the south-east, and especially in Westminster itself. A full introduction brings out the value of the documents in placing the Abbey in the tumultuous history of the church under James I and Charles I. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Religion | Christianity - Anglican - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 283.421 |
| Series: Westminster Abbey Record |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.52" W x 9.46" (1.65 lbs) 314 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume completes the edition of the two earliest manuscript Chapter Act books of Westminster Abbey, which is now the first cathedral or collegiate church to have all its Chapter Acts fully in print from the Reformation to theCivil War. It records the formal decisions of the Abbey's governing authority, many involving grants of office and leases of the Abbey's large and widely-scattered estate, principally in the midlands and the south-east, and especially in Westminster itself. A full introduction brings out the value of the documents in placing the Abbey in the tumultuous history of the church under James I and Charles I. |