IMC 2015: Sessions
Session 337: Cistercians, III: Kirkstall Abbey Guest House - A Multi-Disciplinary Investigation
Monday 6 July 2015, 16.30-18.00
| Sponsor: | Cîteaux: Commentarii cistercienses |
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| Organiser: | Richard Thomason, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds |
| Moderator/Chair: | David N. Bell, Department of Religious Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland |
| Paper 337-a | The Structural Development of Kirkstall Abbey Guest House (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Architecture - Religious, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 337-b | The Small Finds and Material Culture of Kirkstall Abbey Guest House (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Artefacts, Daily Life, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Paper 337-c | Identifying Guests of Kirkstall Abbey in the Later Middle Ages (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - Sites, Daily Life, Monasticism, Religious Life |
| Abstract | The guest house is an oft-neglected building within the monastic precinct, either because of its ruinous nature or because its true function has not been identified. The Kirkstall guest house is rich not only because of its standing remains, but also for its wealth of small finds. The material culture excavated there provides clues as to who the guests were and what they did, but they also permit comparison and evaluation in the light of other religious and secular sites across the country. The combination of architectural remains and material culture of Kirkstall Abbey guest house means that an image of the social status of people who used the guest house and what they did there can be reconstructed. |