Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval E by Scott G. Bruce PAPERBACK

Cornell University Press

Monasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe offers a new perspective on the abbey at Cluny, one of the medieval Christianity's most influential institutions. Most historical approaches to Cluny have embraced a predictable \""rise and fall\"" narrative, determined largely by the extent of the abbey's legislative reach. In this volume, Scott G. Bruce instead focuses on Cluny's cultural history through close attention to manuscript evidence. Rather than emphasizing the great Burgundian abbey's exceptionalism, the essays in this book underscore the interconnectedness of Cluniac devotional practices and written culture with contemporary Benedictine houses, even those, like the Cistercians, commonly seen as being at odds with the brethren of Cluny. As the essays in Monasticism and\n\nMonasticism and Manuscript Culture in Medieval Europe\nStudies in Cluniac History, C. 900\u20131200\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Roya;