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Creating the monastic past in medieval Flanders /

The creation of a past for themselves was of pressing importance to religious communities, enabling them to increase their status and legitimise their existence. This book examines the process in a group of communities from the southern part of Flanders (the monks of Saint-Bertin at Saint-Omer, the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ugé, Karine
Autor Corporativo: University of York. Centre for Medieval Studies
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [York, England] : Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : University of York, York Medieval Press ; Boydell Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Saint-Bertin from the foundation to the eleventh century
  • Cultural life at Saint-Bertin
  • Narrative production at Saint-Bertin
  • St. Rictrude, her family and the Abbey of Marchiennes (c. 640-1130)
  • St. Maurontous and St. Amatus at Douai
  • Conclusion.