{"product_id":"landscapes-of-monastic-foundation-9781843830627","title":"Landscapes of Monastic Foundation","description":"A history of monastic foundations in East Anglia, from the middle Anglo-Saxon period to the Normans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonastic studies usually focus upon the post-Conquest period; here, in valuable contrast, the focus is on pre-Conquest monastic foundations, in the present-day counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Tim Pestell considers the place of the monastery in wider landscapes - topographical, social, economic and political. He observes that by 1215 the Diocese of Norwich contained about a tenth of all English monasteries, a remarkable richness of patronage was no suddenflush of enthusiasm, but a manifestation of religious devotion that had been evolving in East Anglia since the seventh-century Conversion. By integrating archaeological and historical sources, Dr Pestell presents an in-depth examination of where and how communal religious life developed in the region over half a millennium. In so doing, he demonstrates how the more visible and better-evidenced post-Conquest monastic landscape was typically structured by its Anglo-Saxon past.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr TIM PESTELL is Curator of Archaeology at Norwich Castle Museum.","brand":"Timothy Pestell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280456036603,"sku":"9781843830627","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781843830627.jpg?v=1772487461","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/landscapes-of-monastic-foundation-9781843830627","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}