{"product_id":"monks-and-markets-miranda-threlfall-holmes-9780199253814","title":"Monks and Markets: Durham Cathedral Priory 1460-1520","description":"The institutions of the middle ages are generally seen as tradition-bound; \u003cem\u003eMonks and Markets\u003c\/em\u003e challenges this assumption. Durham's outstanding archive has allowed the uncovering of an unprecedented level of detail about the purchasing strategies of one of England's foremost monasteries, and it is revealed that the monks were indeed reflective, responsive, and innovative when required. If this is true of a large Benedictine monastery, it is likely to be true also for the vast majority of other households and institutions in Medieval England for which comparable evidence does not exist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurthermore, this study gives a unique insight into the nature of medieval consumer behaviour, which throughout history, and particularly from before the early modern period, remains a relatively neglected subject. Chapters are devoted to the diet of monks, the factors influencing their purchasing decisions, their use of the market and their exploitation of tenurial relationships, and their suppliers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miranda Threlfall-Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199253811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199253814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.73h x 5.80w x 0.81d","brand":"Miranda Threlfall-Holmes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054703538431,"sku":"9780199253814","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f505fe41-0a9b-44f1-b83f-64b56b569349.jpg?v=1685031498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monks-and-markets-miranda-threlfall-holmes-9780199253814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}