Communal Solitude: The Carthusian Lay Brethren in Great Britain & Ireland, 1178-1569

Front cover
Title page
Copyright page
Of Related Interest
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of abbreviations
Abstract
1. Introduction
	1.1 Data Set and Chronology
	1.2 A Brief History of the Carthusian Order
	1.3 Primary Written Sources
	1.4 Previous Archaeological Research
2. The Carthusians in Great Britain
	2.1 Hugh of Lincoln and the first English foundation: 1178–1221
	2.2 Expansion and Royal Benefaction: 1222–1500
	2.3 The Carthusians during the Reformation: 1518–1569
	2.4 The Aftermath of the Dissolution and the Re-use of Carthusian Buildings
	2.5 Conclusions
3. Church, Cloister, and Cell: The Inner Charterhouse Complex
	3.1 Overview of the Charterhouse Complex
	3.2 Previous Excavations and Resistivity Surveys
		3.2.1 Witham Charterhouse
		3.2.2 Hinton Priory and Friary
	3.3 The Carthusian Church: Use, Expansion and Decoration
	3.4 The Cloister
	3.5 The Cell
	3.6 Conclusions
4. Daily Life in the Charterhouse
	4.1 The Daily Schedule
	4.2 Prayer and Spiritual Exercises
	4.3 Manual Works
	4.4 Meals
	4.5 Silence
	4.6 Death and Memory
	4.7 Conclusions
5. The Wider Landscape of the Carthusian Precinct
	5.1 Siting of the Charterhouse
	5.2 Water Management
	5.3 Topographic Analysis: Using LiDAR to assess landscape changes
	5.4 The Influence of the Carthusians on the Local Landscape
	5.5 Carthusian Estates
	5.6 Conclusions
6. Material Culture of the Charterhouse
	6.1 A Comparative Study of Monastic Material Culture recovered from English Charterhouses.
		6.1.1 Ceramic Cooking and Dining Vessels
		6.1.2 Writing and Book Manufacture Implements
		6.1.3 Dress Accessories
		6.1.4 Summary
	6.2 Material Culture of the Lay Brethren
		6.2.1 Mount Grace Priory
		6.2.2 The London Charterhouse
		6.2.3 Coventry Charterhouse
		6.2.4 Documentary Evidence
		6.2.5 Summary
	6.3 Conclusions
7. The Lower House: An Archaeological Investigation at the sites of Hinton and Witham Friary
	7.1 A Divided House
	7.2 Case Study 1 – Witham Friary
	7.3 Case Study 2 – Hinton Friary
	7.4 Geophysical Survey
		7.4.1 Witham Friary Earth Resistance Survey
		7.4.2 Hinton Friary Earth Resistance Survey
		7.4.3 Hinton Friary Magnetometer Survey
	7.5 Synthesis of Data
	7.6 Conclusions
8. Conclusions
	8.1 Can the Lay Brother be identified as archaeologically distinct?
	8.2 Layouts and Landscapes: Arrangement and Organisation
	8.3 Interactions with the Secular World
	8.4 The Role of the Lay Brother
	8.5 Scope and Recommendations for Further Research
Bibliography
	Primary Manuscript Sources
		Bodleian Library, Oxford
		British Library
		Cambridge University Library
		Charterhouse Muniments, Sutton’s Hospital
		Glasgow University Library
		Lambeth Palace Library
		The National Archives, Kew.
		Somerset Record Office, Taunton.
		Universitatsbibliothek Basel
	Primary Printed Sources
	Printed Secondary Sources
	Unpublished Secondary Sources
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