Bishop Aethelwold: His Career and Influence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780851157054)

[This] exemplary interdisciplinary approach to Aethelwold and his impart on the cultural, religious and political life of southern England in his own day is to be applauded. JOURNAL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY

thelwold's life and his political and ecclesiastical importance in the 10th-century reformation receive thorough scholarly scrutiny in this appraisal of his life and work. The studies include a comparison of thelwold's career with that of other European monastic reformers; a study of thelwold's foundation at Abingdon; and of his involvement with the political crises of the 10th century. thelwold's skills as a scholar are assessed through surviving Latin and Old Englist texts, and as a teacher from the writings of his pupils. The scholarly work of his foundations is highlighted by a detailed study of the text of the Benedictional of St thelwold; other essays look at themusic and sculpture performed and produced at thelwold's foundations.
Contributors: PATRICK WORMALD, ALAN THACKER, BARBARA YORKE, MICHAEL LAPIDGE, ANDREW PRESCOTT, MARY BERRY, ELIZABETH COATSWORTH

Author: Barbara Yorke
ISBN-10: 085115705X
ISBN-13: 9780851157054
Publisher: Boydell Press
Language: English
Published: 05/15/1997
Pages: 233
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.07w x 0.55d