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Published by Oxford University Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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Published by Oxford University Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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Published by OUP OXFORD 2021-09-02, Oxford, 2021
ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In The Foundations of Gentry Life, 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 to upward mobility from below.Revolving around the rich archive left by the Multons of Frampton in South Lincolnshire, the book explores thematerial culture of the gentry, their concern with fashion and their obsession with display. It pays close attention to the visitors to their homes, and to the social relationships between men and women. Coss shows that the gentry household was a literate community,within a literate local world, and he studies closely the consumption of literature, paying particular attention to household entertainment.Beyond their households, then gentry could assert their pre-eminence in the local community through involvement with the Church and the management of their estates. Treating the relationship between gentry and Church in both devotional and institutional terms, Coss shows how religious practice was a means for the gentry to assertsocial dominance, and they increasingly treated the Church as a career path for their kin. Protecting their estates was of similar importance, and legal expertise was highly prized-it consequently provideda major means of entry into the gentry, as well as offering further opportunities for younger sons.Overall, Coss reveals that the cultural horizons of the gentry were essentially local. Nevertheless there were wider dimensions, and the book concludes with observations on how national and chivalric concerns interacted with the rhythms of regional life. Peter Coss brings to life the day-to-day domestic life of the medieval gentry, from their obsession with display, to social codes of conduct and the treatment of guests. Drawing on the rich and rarely studied archive of the Multon family of Frampton, Coss provides an essential contribution to the study of 'gentry culture'. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Published by Oxford University Press, 2021
ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2021
ISBN 10: 0198867166ISBN 13: 9780198867166
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 352 pages. 9.17x6.14x0.67 inches. In Stock.