Author: Charles ChergéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Histoire des congrégations religieuses d'origine poitevine
Author: Charles ChergéPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
From the Cloister to the State
Author: Annalena MüllerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000436292
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From the Cloister to the State examines the French order of Fontevraud, one of the largest monastic networks under female leadership in medieval and early modern Europe. Founded in 1100 and comprised of both monks and nuns, the order had grown to consist of at least seventy-eight priories by the late Middle Ages. Endowed with vast territorial possessions throughout western France, Fontevraud became one of the most powerful religious institutions in the country. However, unaware of its institutional might and economic wealth, scholars have tended to focus on Fontevraud’s seemingly unusual gender hierarchy, while bypassing inquiries on practices of abbatial authority in Fontevraud and beyond. This book reveals medieval Fontevraud as an aristocratic cloister where noble women governed. It also discusses the value of Fontevraud’s extensive network for the geopolitical ambitions of the dukes of Brittany, the counts of Bourbon-Vendôme, and, during the Wars of Religion, the kings of France. In addition to Fontevraud’s political role during the Wars of Religion, the book also examines the order’s reforms implemented by Marie de Bretagne and her successors Renée and Louise de Bourbon-Vendôme. These Bourbon abbesses centralized the order’s administration, cut the ties between priories and local aristocratic families, and successfully established the Bourbon-Vendômes as the only patrons of the vast and wealthy network. This book is essential reading for scholars and students of medieval and early modern history, as well as those interested in political history and the history of religion.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British Library... Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Subject Index of Books Published Up to and Including 1880
Author: Robert Alexander PeddiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
The British Museum Catalogue of Printed Books, 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 638
Book Description
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British Library (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description