Beschreibung:
In this book Christopher Daniell approaches the subjects of death and burial in the Middle Ages. The book includes the very latest research, both of the author and of others working in this area. The result is a comprehensive and vivid picture of the entire phenomenon of medieval death and burial.
List of Plates, Preface, 1 DEATH IN THE MIDDLE AGES, 2 FROM DEATH-BED TO REMEMBRANCE, 3 THEMES OF DEATH, 4 THE GEOGRAPHY OF BURIAL, 5 THE BODILY EVIDENCE, 6 CEMETERIES AND GRAVE GOODS, 7 DEATH FROM THE CONQUEST TO THE REFORMATION, Appendix 1 Jews and Lepers, Appendix 2 The Living, Bibliography, Subject Index, Index of People and Places