Author: Harriet Emily TuellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Work of the Monk in Early England
Author: Harriet Emily TuellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Work of the Monk in Early England (Classic Reprint)
Author: Harriet Emily TuellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330873847
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Excerpt from The Work of the Monk in Early England M. Guizot, in his History of Civilization, says that civilization seems to him to be the sum, the expression of the whole life of nations. He defines it as a fact subsisting on two conditions and manifesting itself by two symptoms, the development of social activity and that of individual activity; the progress of society and the progress of humanity. To one of our day, looking from an environment which is characterised by so high a degree of individual and social activity, back to a less fortunate age, it would be hard to find anything of greater interest than an attempt to discover what has brought about the change. Encouraged by the statement of M. Guizot that, if limited to certain centuries and certain people, this civilization is a fact which may be described, related, we have attempted within very narrow limits of time and space a study of the work of a single class, that of the monks, toward the furtherance of the progress of society and the progress of humanity. Early England makes a particularly fortunate subject for such a study, in that valuable testimony is given by one of the monks themselves, the venerable Bede. His Ecclesiastical History of the English nation, which was finished in 731, is made up of the results of his personal knowledge and of material which he gained from correspondence with people in other parts of the island, from the archives of the church at Rome, parts of which were copied by a friendly monk, from earlier written records and from traditional accounts. These materials were gathered and put together with the thoroughness and carefulness of an author whose habits and instincts were those of a scholar, and whose familiarity with the scenes and atmosphere which he described give to his narrative a peculiar vividness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
England under the Normans and Plantagenets: a history, political, constitutional, and social, etc
Author: James BIRCHALLEd Monk and the Tradition of Classic Boats
Author: Bet OliverPublisher: TouchWood Editions
ISBN: 9780920663608
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The comfortable and beautiful boats designed by Ed Monk have been treasured-for cruising, working and living aboard-since the 1920s. From interviews with those who knew Ed Monk personally, and those who own his boats today, this book is in part a biography of the man and in part the story of his creations.
The Monk
Author: Matthew Gregory LewisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, and Women in Tenth-Century England
Author: Rebecca HardiePublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501512420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Æthelflæd (c. 870–918), political leader, military strategist, and administrator of law, is one of the most important ruling women in English history. Despite her multifaceted roles and family legacy, however, her reign and relationship with other women in tenth-century England have never been the subject of a book-length study. This interdisciplinary collection of essays redresses a notable hiatus in scholarship of early medieval England. Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians, and Women in Tenth-Century England argues for a reassessment of women’s political, military, literary, and domestic agency. It invites deeper reflection on the female kinships, networks, and communities that give meaning to Æthelflæd’s life, and through this shows how medieval history can invite new engagements with the past.
History of Religious Orders
Author: Charles Warren CurrierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
A Companion to the Anglo-Norman World
Author: Christopher Harper-BillPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9781843833413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
This is an introduction to the history of England and Normandy in the 11th and 12th centuries. Within the broad field of cultural history, there are discussions of language, literature, the writing of history and ecclesiastical architecture.
A Hermit's Cookbook
Author: Andrew JotischkyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1441159916
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
How did medieval hermits survive on their self-denying diet? What did they eat, and how did unethical monks get around the rules? The Egyptian hermit Onuphrios was said to have lived entirely on dates, and perhaps the most famous of all hermits, John the Baptist, on locusts and wild honey. Was it really possible to sustain life on so little food? The history of monasticism is defined by the fierce and passionate abandonment of the ordinary comforts of life, the most striking being food and drink. A Hermit's Cookbook opens with stories and pen portraits of the Desert Fathers of early Christianity and their followers who were ascetic solitaries, hermits and pillar-dwellers. It proceeds to explore how the ideals of the desert fathers were revived in both the Byzantine and western traditions, looking at the cultivation of food in monasteries, eating and cooking, and why hunting animals was rejected by any self-respecting hermit. Full of rich anecdotes, and including recipes for basic monk's stew and bread soup -- and many others -- this is a fascinating story of hermits, monks, food and fasting in the Middle Ages.
History of Religious Orders ... Together with a Brief History of the Catholic Church in Relation to Religious Orders
Author: Charles Warren CurrierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Monasticism and religious orders
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description