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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture mazers could be valuable--but they also had what we might think of as emotional value as well, some acquire heirloom status. They often has a saint in the medallion at the bottom. Sheila Sweetenburgh has a great article on them in the collection of essays edited by Catherine Richardson and Tara Hamling. I think the title is Everyday Things. Best, Katherine French On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 7:08 AM, Anne Willis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > There are 14th century priests' houses at Alfriston (Sussex and Muchelney > (Somerset) and), both of which are now National Trust properties. The one > at Muchelney dates from the beginning of the 14th century when the Parish > Church was built. The Abbey supplied the Priest with food, but he lived > separately in the house (which to link with another thread is built > entirely of local materials) > > > > I 'think' Muchelney is now accessible after the recent floods. The church > has some wonderful medieval tiles. > > > > Anne > > > > > > > > > > > > On 25 March 2014 20:01, Melanie Peters-Turner < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and > culture > > Dear all, > > I have two questions which I hope someone here might be able to point me > in the direction of any relevant works: > > Firstly, I'm interested in gaining a better understanding of what the a > priest in Britain would have had to live on. in the present, we have tied > houses, but my feeling is that this is a later development - is that > accurate? My query is based on wondering whether a priest would have needed > an independent income to be able to live at or above certain standards. > > Secondly, has there been any work on the values (comparative or otherwise) > of liturgical items? I am currently analysing the will of a mid-14thC > Yorkshire rector who leaves a number of mazers to various persons. Would > these have been valuable items? Unfortunately he doesn't specify beyond > phrases such as "unum ciphum de murro meliore quem habeo". > > Thanks, > Melanie > > > > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: > unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to > report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] For further information, visit > our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion********************************************************************** To > join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: > [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: > unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to > report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] For further information, visit > our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion