The Friend by Bray, Alan

University of Chicago Press, 2003. Soft cover. Good/No jacket. Cover is shelf worn and slightly rubbed, with the bottom corner edge being slightly bumped. Binding is tight and inside is clean and unmarked.

University of Chicago Press, 2006-12-31. paperback. Used: Good.

University of Chicago Press, 2003. Paperback. Very good.

University Of Chicago Press, 2006-12-31. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New. In the chapel of Christ's College, Cambridge, some twenty years ago, historian Alan Bray made an astonishing discovery: a tomb shared by two men, John Finch and Thomas Baines. The monument featured eloquent imagery dedicated to their friendship: portraits of the two friends linked by a knotted cloth. And Bray would soon learn that Finch commonly described his friendship with Baines as a connubium or marriage. There was a time, as made clear by this monument, when the English church not only revered such relations between men, but also blessed them. Taking this remarkable idea as its cue, The Friend explores the long and storied relationship between friendship and the traditional family of the church in England. This magisterial work extends from the year 1000, when Europe acquired a shape that became its enduring form, and pursues its account up to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Spanning a vast array of fascinating examples, which range from memorial plaques… Read More

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Univ of Chicago Pr, 2006. Paperback. New. 380 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches.

University of Chicago Press, 2006-12-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!