Medieval Mortuary Rolls: Prayers for the Dead and Travel in Medieval England

Rollason, Lynda

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“… 65 Pearce 1916, 183. Rollason 2011, 219, contrary to her earlier remarks (ibid, 194–5) suggests that the almoner was usually responsible for the preparation of mortuary briefs, but the Westminster customary makes clear that it was the succentor’s job. …”

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“… 18 That is, a balance between a spiritual setting, followed by representations of the dying figure and their funeral. See, for example, the images used on the Ebchester–Burnby roll (DCL, B. iv .48), compiled after 1464 and illustrated in Rollason 2011. These comprise a death scene, the prior in the heavenly Jerusalem and the funeral.…”

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“… 21 Mortuary rolls contained an encyclical letter, requesting prayers for the soul of the deceased, usually followed by attached tituli , that is, promises of prayers offered by the various religious houses that the roll was circulated to (often many hundreds). These encyclical letters often began Universis Sanctae Matris ecclesiae, see Rollason 2011, 192. …”

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The Islip Roll Re-Examined

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The mortuary roll of John Islip (1464–1532), Abbot of Westminster, is the finest example of its kind to survive in England. The drawings, possibly by Gerard Horenbout, afford the only views of the interior of Westminster Abbey before the Dissolution. The discovery of eighteenth-century copies of an unknown, coloured version of the roll provides important new evidence for both the circumstances of the production and the later history of both rolls. It also provides, for the first time, an authentic colour view of the interior of Westminster Abbey in the late medieval period, and new information on its decoration.

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Touching Parchment: How Medieval Users Rubbed, Handled, and Kissed Their Manuscripts

Rudy

2024

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In the late middle ages (ca. 1200-1520), both religious and secular people used manuscripts, was regarded as a most precious item. The traces of their use through touching and handling during different rituals such as oath-taking, public reading, and memorializing the dead, is the subject of Kathryn Rudy’s research in Touching Parchment. This second volume, Social Encounters with the Book, delves into the physical interaction with books in various social settings, including education, courtly assemblies, and confraternal gatherings. Looking at acts such as pointing, scratching, and ‘wet-touching’, the author zooms in on smudges and abrasions on medieval manuscripts as testimonials of readers’ interaction with the book and its contents. In so doing, she dissects the function of books in oaths, confraternal groups, education, and courtly settings, illuminating how books were used as teaching aids and tools for conveying political messages. The narrative paints a vivid picture of medieval reading, emphasizing bodily engagement, from page-turning to the intimate act of kissing pages. Overall, this text offers a captivating exploration of the tactile and social dimensions of book use in late medieval Europe broadening our perspective on the role of objects in rituals during the middle ages. Social Encounters with the Book provides a fundamental resource to anybody interested in medieval history and book materiality more widely. This volume is part of a four-volume set, with two additional titles forthcoming.

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Medieval Mortuary Rolls: Prayers for the Dead and Travel in Medieval England

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

The Islip Roll Re-Examined

The Islip Roll Re-Examined

List of publications on the economic and social history of Great Britain and Ireland published in 2011

Touching Parchment: How Medieval Users Rubbed, Handled, and Kissed Their Manuscripts

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