The regular canon in the medieval british isles Tapa dura - 2012

Brepols Publishers, 2012. Hardcover. New. 01 edition. 514 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.50 inches.

Turnhout Brepols 2012. Hardback, XVIII+514 p., 48 b/w ill., 3 b/w tables, 6 b/w line art, 156 x 234 mm. ISBN 9782503532486. This international and interdisciplinary collection of essays discusses the regular canons in the medieval British Isles from their emergence in the twelfth century to the end of the monastic period in the sixteenth century. Of all the new monastic and religious groups to settle in the British Isles in the course of the twelfth century the regular canons were the most prolific. At the heart of their existence was the vita apostolica, but even more than other such groups the regular canons became involved in active spiritual care of their communities. Perhaps as a result of this feature they also enjoyed sustained support from founders, patrons and benefactors, and new foundations continued to be made long after the main force of the expansion of the monastic orders had declined. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England who… Leer más

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Brepols Publishers, 2012. 1st. hardcover. New. 104x24x152.