Anglo-Saxon Abbey Shaftesbury : Bectun's base or Alfred's foundation?

Author

Murphy, Elinor

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Proceedings - Dorset Natural History & Archaeological Society. 1991, Vol. 113, 23-32, 3 ill.; 2 maps; 1 plan

ISSN

0070-7112

Abstract (en)

Examination of charters and other evidence concerning the approximate date and site of Shaftesbury Abbey raises doubts as to any direct connection between the Abbey and Bectun's community and points to the completion of the building between 887 and 889.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture and excavations -- United Kingdom
• Shaftesbury (GBR)//Abbey
• Bectun, 7th c.
• Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, 849-899
• Monasteries
• Great Britain
• Patronage

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Architecture et fouilles -- Royaume-Uni
• Bectun, 7~e s.
• Alfred le Grand, roi de Wessex, 849-899
• Abbaye
• Grande-Bretagne
• Mécénat

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19940401-00341852

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