Charity On The Fringes Of The Medieval World: Skriðuklaustur, A Late Medieval Priory-Hospital In Eastern Iceland

• Main Author: Wood, Catharine M., 1971-
• Other Authors: Háskóli Íslands
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Fornleifafræði; Skriðuklaustur; Miðaldir; Fornleifarannsóknir; Klaustur; Charity; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/16165

This is a study on the space and place of medieval monastic charity as represented by the infirmary that was in operation at Skriðuklaustur, a late medieval Augustinian monastery (1493-1554), located in eastern Iceland. In approaching the analysis on the space and place of care, the first step is to...