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Scribes and Scholars at Salisbury Cathedral, C. 1075-c. 1125
A study of the manuscripts of Salisbury Cathedral and their writers in the period 1075-1125, tracing the interests and activities of the canons of the cathedral from the evidence of their books.
Memory's Library
In Jennifer Summit’s account, libraries are more than inert storehouses of written tradition; they are volatile spaces that actively shape the meanings and uses of books, reading, and the past. Considering the two-hundred-year period between 1431, which saw the foundation of Duke Humfrey’s famous library, and 1631, when the great antiquarian Sir Robert Cotton died, Memory’s Library revises the history of the modern library by focusing on its origins in medieval and early modern England. Summit argues that the medieval sources that survive in English collections are the product of a Reformation and post-Reformation struggle to redefine the past by redefining the cultural place, function, and identity of libraries. By establishing the intellectual dynamism of English libraries during this crucial period of their development, Memory’s Library demonstrates how much current discussions about the future of libraries can gain by reexamining their past.
Leaders of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Essays bring out the important and complex roles played by Anglo-Saxon churchmen, including Bede and lesser-known figures. Both episcopal and abbatial authority were of fundamental importance to the development of the Christian church in Anglo-Saxon England. Bishops and heads of monastic houses were invested with a variety of types of power and influence. Their actions, decisions, and writings could change not only their own institutions, but also the national church, while their interaction with the king and his court affected wider contemporary society. Theories of ecclesiastical leadership were expounded in contemporary texts and documents. But how far did image or ideal reflect reality? ...
History of the Abbey of Evesham
The 'Evesham History' is one of the last important 13th-century texts to be translated.
Discovering Medieval Song
Comprehensive survey of the conductus over a period of more than one hundred years, demonstrating how music and poetry interact.
Rewriting Old English in the Twelfth Century
Ten essays on the study of Old English texts in the twelfth century, first published in 2000.
Paper in Medieval England
Explains the methods and knowledge to understand how and why paper was used in medieval writing and beyond.
Abbatial Authority and the Writing of History in the Middle Ages
How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of history in this fascinating period of Europe's history.
The European Book in the Twelfth Century
The first comprehensive study of the European book in the historical period known as the 'long twelfth century' (1075-1225).
Thomas Becket: Friends, Networks, Texts and Cult
Becket's life was lived on a European stage, his cause was conducted in a European setting, and the cult of the new martyr spread with extraordinary rapidity to the furthest reaches of Latin Christendom before the end of the twelfth century. The fifteen studies collected here reflect not only the global reach of the subject but the diverse expertise of their author, whose edition and translation of the Correspondence of Archbishop Thomas Becket (2000) and acclaimed biography (Thomas Becket, 2004) have established her place in Becket studies. Based on the critical examination of manuscripts and texts, this collection focuses first on the papal curia and Becket's household in exile. The follow...
