Medieval St Andrews

<b>First extended treatment of the city of St Andrews during the middle ages.</b><br><br>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 learningSt Andrews was the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland.<br> 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.