Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Tombs: Honoring the Dead
- 2 Chantries: The Quest for Perpetual Prayers
- 3 Building for the Congregation: Roofs, Aisles, and Stained Glass
- 4 Adorning the Liturgy: Luxury Fabrics and Chapel Plate
- 5 Almshouses and Schools: Prayers and Service to the Community
- 6 Defining Themselves
- 7 Epilogue: Destruction and Survival
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Patrons of the Fabric of the Church
- Appendix 2 Patrons of Tombs
- Appendix 3 Location of Tombs in Churches
- Appendix 4 Choice of Burial Companion
- Appendix 5 Women Who Commissioned Chantries
- Appendix 6 Commissions of Stained-Glass Windows
- Appendix 7 Additions or Major Repairs to Churches
- Appendix 8 Bequests of Vestments
- Appendix 9 Patrons of Almshouses or Schools
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Archival Sources
- Index
Appendix 4 - Choice of Burial Companion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 December 2020
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Tombs: Honoring the Dead
- 2 Chantries: The Quest for Perpetual Prayers
- 3 Building for the Congregation: Roofs, Aisles, and Stained Glass
- 4 Adorning the Liturgy: Luxury Fabrics and Chapel Plate
- 5 Almshouses and Schools: Prayers and Service to the Community
- 6 Defining Themselves
- 7 Epilogue: Destruction and Survival
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Patrons of the Fabric of the Church
- Appendix 2 Patrons of Tombs
- Appendix 3 Location of Tombs in Churches
- Appendix 4 Choice of Burial Companion
- Appendix 5 Women Who Commissioned Chantries
- Appendix 6 Commissions of Stained-Glass Windows
- Appendix 7 Additions or Major Repairs to Churches
- Appendix 8 Bequests of Vestments
- Appendix 9 Patrons of Almshouses or Schools
- Glossary
- Select Bibliography
- Archival Sources
- Index
Summary
Women married only once, 107
99 in husband’s parish
8 in wife’s natal parish or with her natal family elsewhere
Women married more than once, 64
With first husband, 25
With second or third husband, 39
Women buried apart from any of their husbands, 54
Heiresses in their natal parishes, 13
Dower property or other parishes belonging to husbands, 14
Non-inheriting women with natal kin, 5
Convents, 16
Reason for choice unknown, 6
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- English Aristocratic Women's Religious Patronage 1450-1550 , pp. 227 - 228Publisher: Amsterdam University PressPrint publication year: 2018