Death and the noble body in medieval England. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Danielle Westerhof.
• Other Names: Westerhof, Danielle
• Contents: Death and the cadaver : visions of corruption -- Embodying nobility : aristocratic men and the ideal body -- Here lies nobility : aristocratic bodies in death -- Shrouded in ambiguity : decay and the incorruptibility of the body -- Corruption of nobility : treason and the aristocratic traitor -- Dying in shame : destroying aristocratic identities.
• Publisher Details: Woodbridge Rochester, NY : Boydell Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 190 pages), illustrations, facsimiles
• Subjects: 306.909420902; Nobility -- England -- Death; Death -- Social aspects -- England; Human body -- Social aspects -- England; Mort -- Aspect social -- Angleterre; Corps humain -- Aspect social -- Angleterre; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Death & Dying; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Death, Grief, Bereavement; HISTORY -- Medieval; Death -- Social aspects; Human body -- Social aspects; Manners and customs; Aristokratie; Tod; Brauch; Tod -- Adel -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter; Körper -- Adel -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter; Adel -- Körper -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter; Einbalsamieren -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter; Tod -- Gesellschaft -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter; Adel -- Tod -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte Mittelalter; England -- Social life and customs -- 1066-1485; Angleterre -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 1066-1485; England; England
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781846156250; 1846156254
• Related ISBNs: 9781843834168; 1843834162
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-177) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.