A companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the central middle ages (11th-13th centuries) / / edited by Benjamin Pohl and Laura L. Gathagan.

This Companion to the Abbey of Le Bec in the Central Middle Ages (11th–13th Centuries) offers the first major collection of studies dedicated to the medieval abbey of Le Bec, one of the most important, and perhaps the single most influential, monastery in the Anglo-Norman world. Following its founda...

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Superior document:Brill's Companions to European History, Volume 13
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Brill's companions to European history ; Volume 13.
Physical Description:1 online resource (408 pages) :; illustrations (some color).
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction / Laura L. Gathagan and Benjamin Pohl
  • The Foundation and Early History of Le Bec / Jean-Hervé Foulon
  • The Role of the Abbots of Le Bec (1034–1281) / Véronique Gazeau
  • Anselm of Le Bec and Canterbury: Teacher by Word and Example, Following the Footprints of His Ancestors / Sally N. Vaughn
  • Robert of Torigni and Le Bec: The Man and the Myth / Benjamin Pohl
  • The Writing of History at Le Bec / Elisabeth van Houts
  • Manuscripts and Book Production at Le Bec / Jenny Weston
  • The Monastic Library at Le Bec / Laura Cleaver
  • Theology at Le Bec / Giles E. M. Gasper
  • Custom and Identity at Le Bec / Steven Vanderputten
  • Education and Schooling at Le Bec: A Case Study of Le Bec’s Florilegia / Elizabeth Kuhl
  • The Use of Space and the Religious Life at Le Bec / Leonie V. Hicks
  • Medical Knowledge and Practice at Le Bec (c. 1050–c. 1300) / Elma Brenner
  • The Ecclesiastical Patrons of Le Bec / Richard Allen
  • The Monks of Le Bec and Their Benefactors: The Nature and Meaning of Religious Patronage / Julie Potter
  • Bibliography
  • General Index.