The Friars in Medieval Britain

Download or read book The Friars in Medieval Britain written by Nicholas John Rogers and published by Paul Watkins. This book was released on 2010 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.