Michael H Brown & Katie Stevenson 
Medieval St Andrews 
Church, Cult, City

First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages.


St Andrews was of tremendous significance in medieval Scotland. Its importance remains readily apparent in the buildings which cluster the rocky promontory jutting out into the North Sea: the towers and walls of cathedral, castleand university provide reminders of the status and wealth of the city in the Middle Ages. As a centre of earthly and spiritual government, as the place of veneration for Scotland’s patron saint and as an ancient seat of learning, St Andrews was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland.

This volume provides the first full study of this special and multi-faceted centre throughout its golden age. The fourteen chapters use St Andrews as a focus for the discussion of multiple aspects of medieval life in Scotland. They examine church, spirituality, urban society and learning in a specific context from the seventh to the sixteenth century, allowing for the consideration of St Andrews alongside other great religious and political centres of medieval Europe.


Michael Brown is Professor of Medieval Scottish History, University of St Andrews; Katie Stevenson is Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology, National Museums Scotland and Senior Lecturer in Late Medieval History, University of St Andrews.


Contributors: Michael Brown, Ian Campbell, David Ditchburn, Elizabeth Ewan, Richard Fawcett, Derek Hall, Matthew Hammond, Julian Luxford, Roger Mason, Norman Reid, Bess Rhodes, Catherine Smith, Katie Stevenson, Simon Taylor, Tom Turpie.

Tabela de Conteúdo

‘Ancient Magnificence’: St Andrews in the Middle Ages: An Introduction – Michael H Brown and Katie Stevenson

From
Cinrigh Monai to
Civitas Sancti Andree: A Star is Born – Simon Taylor

The Idea of St Andrews as the Second Rome Made Manifest – Ian Campbell

The Medieval Ecclesiastical Architecture of St Andrews as a Channel for the Introduction of New Ideas – Richard Fawcett

When the Miracles Ceased: Shrine and Cult Management at St Andrews and Scottish Cathedrals in the Later Middle Ages – Tom Turpie

Religion, Ritual and the Rhythm of the Year in Later Medieval St Andrews – David Ditchburn

Living in the Late Medieval Town of St Andrews – Elizabeth Ewan

The Burgh of St Andrews and its Inhabitants before the Wars of Independence – Matthew Hammond

The Archaeology of Medieval St Andrews – Derek Hall and Catherine Smith

Prelates, Citizens and Landed Folk: St Andrews as a Centre of Lordship in the Late Medieval Ages – Michael H Brown

Augmenting Rentals: The Expansion of Church Property in St Andrews, c. 14001560 – Elizabeth Rhodes

The Prehistory of the University of St Andrews – Norman Reid

University, City and Society – Roger A Mason

The Medieval Maces of the University of St Andrews – Julian Luxford

Heresy, Inquisition and Late Medieval St Andrews – Katie Stevenson

Appendix 1: The St Andrews Foundation Account

Appendix 2: The Augustinian’s Account

Appendix 3: The Boar’s Raik

Appendix 4: St Andrews University Library, UYSL 110/6/4

Sobre o autor

David Ditchburn is Associate Professor in Medieval History at Trinity College Dublin. He has edited several books and published many articles on both religion in, and the society and economy of, medieval Scotland.