Format:
1 online resource (361 pages)
ISBN:
9780812207569
Series Statement:
The Middle Ages Ser
Content:
Drawn from two medieval collections of form letters for all manner of business and personal affairs, Lost Letters of Medieval Life depicts early thirteenth-century England through the everyday correspondence of people of all classes, from peasants and shopkeepers to bishops and earls.
Content:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- A Note on Money -- Introduction -- The Lost Letters -- Early Formularies -- British Library, Additional MS 8167 -- Bodleian Library, Fairfax MS 27 -- Other Related Formularies -- England, 1199-1250 -- Oxford, c. 1200-1250 -- Literacy in Early Thirteenth-Century England -- Language and Structure of the Letters -- Editorial Principles -- Chapter 1. Money -- Credit, Debt, and Commerce -- 1 Legal Agreement for Pledging a Rural Estate -- 2 An Earl Orders Wine from His Vintner -- 3 How the Vintner Should Respond if the Earl Has a Good Credit Rating -- 4 How the Vintner Should Respond if the Earl Does Not Repay His Debts -- 5 An Earl Orders Cloth from His Draper, to Whom He Owes Money -- 6 An Earl Orders Furs from His Skinner, to Whom He Owes Money -- 7 The Manner in Which One Should Write a Positive or Negative Response to a Request -- 8 Letter of Refusal from a Skinner Ruined by a Fire -- 9 A Friend Requests Five Marks to Buy Wool -- 10 A Friend Requests a Loan to Buy Wool and Cloth at the Fair -- 11 A Man Sends Pledges That His Neighbor Can Use to Secure a Loan -- The Jews -- 12 A Friend Begs for Money to Repay a Loan -- 13 A Letter of Response: Buying a Horse for One's Lord -- 14 A Letter of Refusal: Rejecting a Subordinate's Request for a Second Loan -- Household Provisioning and Hospitality -- 15 Instructions for Writing Orders or Prohibitions: An Earl Orders His Steward to Send Him a Supply of Wine and Ale -- 16 A Friend Warns Another to Buy Grain Against a Coming Dearth -- 17 An Archdeacon Sends Word to a Dean About an Impending Visitation by the Bishop -- 18 A Rural Dean Warns a Priest of an Imminent Visit from the Bishop and Advises Him to Obtain an Appropriate Variety of Foods.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812244595
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780812244595
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3442057
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