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The Deeds of the abbots of St Albans records the history of one of the most important abbeys in England, closely linked to the royal family and home to a school of distinguished chroniclers, including Matthew Paris and Thomas Walsingham. It offers many insights into the life of the monastery, its buildings and its role as a maker of books, and covers the period from the Conquest to the mid-fifteenth century.

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A wonderfully detailed picture of life in the medieval abbey...To have this work available in one volume in English rather than multiple volumes in Latin is a great service to medieval and monastic historians * ALBAN LINK *

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Introduction The translation and its sources The Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans Appendix: A thirteenth-century precis of the Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans Bibliography

The Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans: Gesta

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      Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
      Published 21 June 2019
      ISBN-13 9781783270767
      978-1783270767
      ISBN-10 1783270764
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      History of religion Religious communities and monasticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Deeds of the abbots of St Albans records the history of one of the most important abbeys in England, closely linked to the royal family and home to a school of distinguished chroniclers, including Matthew Paris and Thomas Walsingham. It offers many insights into the life of the monastery, its buildings and its role as a maker of books, and covers the period from the Conquest to the mid-fifteenth century.

      Trade Review
      A wonderfully detailed picture of life in the medieval abbey...To have this work available in one volume in English rather than multiple volumes in Latin is a great service to medieval and monastic historians * ALBAN LINK *

      Table of Contents
      Introduction The translation and its sources The Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans Appendix: A thirteenth-century precis of the Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans Bibliography

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