Vicars Choral At English Cathedrals Cantate Domino History, Architecture And Archaeology

As cathedrals become compiled 'prayer factories' between the 12th and 16th centuries, the canons appointed "Vicars Choral to perform liturgical functions in their stead. From the moment of their first appearance in the 12th century, there was concern about the vicars' morals and behavior. For the first time, this volume brings together the wealth of architectural, archaeological and historical information relating to these major, but little known, medieval institutions. It reveals an extraordinary interdisciplinary resource that can be used to understand not just the working of individual colleges and cathedrals, but also the life and work of the lower orders of medieval clergy in England.Hall, Richard is the author of 'Vicars Choral At English Cathedrals Cantate Domino History, Architecture And Archaeology', published 2005 under ISBN 9781842171530 and ISBN 1842171534.