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HISTORIA SELEBIENSIS MONASTERII OMT C

By Lockyer Burton

HISTORIA SELEBIENSIS MONASTERII OMT C Politics & History

HISTORIA SELEBIENSIS MONASTERII OMT C

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The Historia Selebiensis Monasterii is an account of the origins of the earliest Norman abbey to be founded in the north of England following the Conquest of 166, and of the history of the monastery in its first one hundred and six years. The history was written by a young monk of Selby in 1174, and the unique medieval manuscript in which it survives appears to have been sent from Selby to the French monastery of Auxerre, from where the author claimed thefounder-monk of Selby came. Weaving together historical narrative and miracles associated with the relic held at Selby Abbey, the middle finger of St Germanus of Auxerre, the author produced a lively and entertaining account designed to record the history of his monastery and promote the cult of the relicaround which it had grown up. At the same time he created a past, and a corporate memory of that past, for his community. This volume contains a critical edition of the Historia, with English translation, and textual notes and historical commentary. The Introduction explores the dynamics of the text - its purpose, composition, and use of sources - and its significance as a source for monastic history. It offers a reassessment of the origins of the first Norman abbey in northernEngland.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
276
Release Date:
2013-09-15
Publication Date:
2019-10-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199675953
ISBN13:
9780199675951
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
482 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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