ISBN:
9786612544460
,
1282544462
,
9780191573095
,
9781282544468
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XII, 323 S.)
,
Ill., Kt.
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
New past & present book series
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Coss, Peter R., 1946 - The foundations of gentry life
DDC:
305.5232094253
Keywords:
Moulton family
;
Gentry History To 1500
;
Gentry Social conditions
;
Frampton (Lincolnshire, England) History
;
Multon family
;
Gentry
;
England
;
Frampton (Lincolnshire)
;
History
;
To 1500
;
Gentry
;
England
;
Frampton (Lincolnshire)
;
Social conditions
;
Frampton (Lincolnshire, England)
;
History
;
Lincolnshire
;
Gentry
;
Geschichte 1270-1370
Abstract:
Peter Coss examines the formative years of the English gentry. In doing so, he explains their lasting characteristics during a long history as a social elite, including adaptability to change and openness. The book explores the material culture of the gentry, their concern with fashion and obsession with display
Description / Table of Contents:
The Multons and FramptonThe gentry household : the locus of consumption -- Household, locality, and social interaction -- The gentry estate : the locus of production -- Commercialization and estate management -- Human resources : the lord and his tenants -- The church as cultural space -- The gentry and the parish -- The culture of the cartulary : the gentry family and the protection of estates -- Lawyers and literacy -- Literature and household entertainment -- The urban dimension : the gentry, towns, and merchants -- Cultural horizons.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560004.001.0001
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