The Augustinian priory and hospital of St Mary without Bishopsgate (later known as St Mary Spital) was founded in 1197 and completely rebuilt in the 13th and 14th centuries. The results of excavations between 1982 and 1991 are integrated with documentary, finds and environmental evidence in a chronological narrative which charts the development of the medieval infirmary, chapel and cemetery, and of the monastic cloister. Thematic chapters address such issues as health and hygiene, standards of living and trest,emt of the sick poor. The post-Dissolution fragmentation of the precinct and the formation of the wealthy suburb of Spitalfields are also described.
- ISBN10 1901992004
- ISBN13 9781901992007
- Publish Date November 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 17 June 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Museum of London Archaeology
- Imprint Museum of London Archaeology Service
- Format Paperback
- Pages 267
- Language English