Financing Cathedral Building in the Middle Ages : The Generosity of the Faithful (Paperback)

Preface, Introduction, Part One the sources of income for cathedral building in the middle ages Chapter One Managing the cathedral church: the cathedral fabric Chapter Two Sources of income for the building works 1 Short-term diocesan collections 2 Long-term diocesan collections: the mendicatoria Part Two The Financing of Cathedral Building in the Middle Ages Chapter 3 The financing of the building works at Utrecht Cathedral: a case study 1 Contributions from the chapter 1525 2 Gifts and bequests 3 Devotional and indulgence monies offered in Utrecht Cathedral 4 Episcopal mendicatoria and synodal statutes 5 The reportationes sancti Martini 6 The quest monies 7 Income from property: rents and annuities 8 Financing transactions: the cathedral fabric as lender and borrower 9 The sale of building materials and church treasure Chapter 4. A survey of construction financing at several cathedrals, Notes, Appendices, Archives, Bibliography, Index of place-names, Illustration credits.