I'm a new member to this list. My name is Robyn Fielder, and I'm a painter
and writer with an academic background in literature, art history, and studio
art. I've become an amateur medievalist as my current novel is set in 12th
century Europe.
My questions are these --
Is there any reference to the social etiquette of clergy to nobility? What
is their relationship to each other? For example, how would a Benedictine
abbot in Castile greet King Alfonso VIII? How would the same abbot greet a
count from Barcelona, or Eleanor of Aquitaine? How would this relationship
change with different stations in the church; same situation for a bishop,
and for a monk? Are there any reference materials that you could suggest
which might shed some light on these relationships/social courtesies?
Thanks --
Robyn Fielder
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