Financing cathedral building in the Middle Ages
Subtitle: the generosity of the faithful
By: Wim Vroom ; translation, Elizabeth Manton
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Amsterdam]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 734
ISBN-13: 9789089640352; 9789048506026
Subjects: Domkerk (Utrecht, Netherlands); Management; Finance; Medieval Architecture; Cathedrals; History; Economic aspects; Catholic Church; Design and construction
Work titles: Financiering van de kathedraalbouw in de middeleeuwen
Description: Some praise for the Dutch doctoral thesis that formed the basis of this book.
Notes: Revised and expanded English translation of author's doctoral thesis published under the title: De financiering van de kathedraalbouw in de middeleeuwen in het bijzonder van de dom van Utrecht. Maarssen : G. Schwartz, 1981.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 659-721) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE THE SOURCES OF INCOME FOR CATHEDRAL-BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE AGES; title: ch. One Managing the cathedral church : the cathedral fabric; title: ch. Two Sources of income for the building works; title: Introduction; title: One. The bishop's contributions; title: Two. The chapter's contributions; title: 1. Perpetual contributions; title: The fructus prebendae defunctorum; title: Admission dues; title: Fines; title: Absence dues; title: Mortuary gifts; title: Prebendal incorporation; title: 2. Contributions for a limited term; title: 3. One-off contributions; title: Three. Joint contributions from the bishop and chapter; title: Four. Papal contributions; title: Five. Contributions from the ruler: emperor, king and lord; title: Six. Contributions from the civic administration and urban institutions; title: Seven. Contributions from ecclesiastical property and fiscal sources in the bishopric; title: 1. Benefices incorporated by the cathedral fabric; title: 2. The annualia: profits from vacant benefices; title: 3. Income from the Church's fiscal sources: the tithes; title: Eight. Voluntary contributions from the faithful; title: 1. Veneration of relics; title: 2. Indulgences; title: Nine. Donations made for the fabric in the cathedral; title: 1. Ordinary years; title: 2. Extraordinary years; title: Ten. Money collected in and outside the diocese; title: 1. Short-term diocesan collections; title: 2. Long-term diocesan collections : the mendicatoria; title: Historical components of the mendicatoria; title: The fabric confraternity; title: The relic tour; title: The indulgence; title: The Whitsuntide procession; title: The collection for the Crusades; title: Different forms of contributions; title: Income from indulgences; title: Confraternity contributions; title: Testamentary bequests; title: The commutation monies; title: Unlawfully acquired goods; title: The financial results; title: The duration of the collection campaign; title: The geographical area; title: Methods of collecting the contributions; title: Competition from collection campaigns for other churches and ecclesiastical institutions; title: pt. TWO THE FINANCING OF CATHEDRAL-BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE AGES; title: ch. Three The financing of the building works at Utrecht Cathedral : a case study; title: Introduction; title: The Cathedral Church; title: The Cathedral fabric and it's sources of income; title: One. Contributions from the chapter; title: 1. Contributions before circa 1525; title: The prebendae defunctorum; title: Other contributions : the officium tectoris, vinalia and sigillum; title: 2. Contributions after circa 1525; title: Two. Gifts and bequests; title: Three. Devotional and indulgence monies offered in Utrecht Cathedral; title: Four. Episcopal mendicatoria and synodal statutes; title: Five. The reportationes sancti Martini; title: Six. The quest monies; title: Seven. Income from property: rents and annuities; title: Eight. Financing transactions: the cathedral fabric as lender and borrower; title: 1. Fund surpluses; title: 2. A need for funds; title: Nine. The sale of building materials and church treasure; title: The financing of building and furnishing Utrecht Cathedral; title: Cathedral versus parish church financing : the Dom and the Buurkerk in Utrecht; title: ch. Four A survey of construction financing at several cathedrals; title: Introduction; title: One. The financing of building lodges at several cathedrals and St Peter's, Rome; title: The cathedral fabric of Exeter, 1300-1514; title: The cathedral fabric of Milan : the first phase of construction, 1387-1391; title: The cathedral fabric of Osnabruck, 1477-1543; title: The cathedral fabric of Sens : construction of the transept, 1490-1517; title: The cathedral fabric of Troyes, 1294-1550; title: The cathedral fabric of Bourges : construction of the north tower, 1508-1537; title: The cathedral fabric of Toledo, 1418-1438; title: The cathedral fabric of Segovia, 1525-1650; title: The Fabbrica di San Pietro of Rome, 1506-1626; title: Two.Duration and pace of construction; title: GRAPHS; title: MONEY AND COINS; title: NOTES; title: APPENDICES; title: Appendix One Medieval cathedral fabric accounts; title: Appendix Two Annates; title: Appendix Three List of mendicatoria; title: Appendix Four Mendicatorium of Bishop-elect John of Nassau (1267-1290) for the construction of Utrecht Cathedral, 8 September 1288; title: Appendix Five Church inventory items funded by the fabric of Utrecht Cathedral, 1400-1576; title: Appendix Six Church inventory funded by the fabric of the Buurkerk, 1420-1566.