| The Customary of the Benedictine Abbey of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk: (From Harleian Ms. 1005 in the British Museum) Contributor(s): Gransden, Antonia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1907497307 ISBN-13: 9781907497308 Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society OUR PRICE: $71.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Religion | Institutions & Organizations |
| Dewey: 264.02 |
| Series: Henry Bradshaw Society |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.54 lbs) 186 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The customary, edited here from British Library harley 1005, was composed at Bury St Edmunds in the first half of the 13th century (probably after 1234); its main concern is with the duties of the abbot and the obedientiaries, butit also throws much light on the daily duties of a 13th-century Bury monk. The edition is provided with an extensive historical introduction, and a number of treatises relevant to the customary and printed in appendices. |
