Manuscripts and monastic culture
religious reform and intellectual life in Twelfth-Century germany
- ISBN: 9782503515281
- Editorial: Brepols Publishers
- Fecha de la edición: 2006
- Lugar de la edición: Turnhout. Bélgica
- Colección: Medieval Church studies
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 240
- Idiomas: Inglés
Each of the studies in this volume draws upon a manuscript, or a group of manuscripts, that shed light on the practice of monastic life during this period of reform. Many, but not all, of the papers focus on the monastery of Admont in central Austria. Admont was one of the most important spiritual, cultural, and intellectual centres in the high Middle Ages, and its magnificent library still houses an extensive collection of manuscripts - a rich resource both for the history of the monastery and for the broader history of medieval religious life. The book brings together the work of an international group of scholars whose work touches on various aspects of twelfth- century Admont, and the broader movement for reform and renewal in Germany and Austria.
