Contents

• 1. The Origins of Shrines: Canonisation and Translation. The origins of a saint cult. Translations: theory and causes. Translations: preparation. Translations: the exhumation and translation ceremony
• 2. The Shrine as Object: Feretra and Shrine Bases. The feretrum. The shrine base. Feretory chapels. Head relics and empty tombs. Beams and reredoses as bases
• 3. The Architectural Setting. The position of the shrine. Shrines and Romanesque architectural plans. Shrines and post-Norman square-ended plans. The problem of shrine vistas
• 4. Pilgrims and the Shrine. The pilgrim in the city and cathedral. The pilgrim’s devotions. The offering. Other activities. Pilgrim numbers and patterns. Royal, noble and ecclesiastical pilgrims
• 5. Cathedral and Shrine. The power of sanctity. Staff and organisation. The shrine as a source of revenue
• 6. Shrine Accounts and Offerings. Canterbury. Ely. Norwich. Lincoln. Hereford. Durham. Westminster. York. Worcester. Other cathedrals
• 7. The Offerings Examined. A model of shrine income. Underlying influences on the level of shrine offerings. The importance of offerings to cathedral finances