Synopses & Reviews
This is the first of two volumes, which together form a catalogue of abbots and priors, abbesses and prioresses, of English and Welsh monastic houses between 940 and 1377. This present volume covers the period to 1216, and provides invaluable material for specialists in the period to study the biographies and personalities of the monastic orders, and to date undated documents. First published in 1972, it won international acclaim as a fundamental tool of medieval research. It is now reissued with substantial additions and corrections by Professor C.N.L. Brooke.
Review
"...the two volumes form an instrument invaluable not merely for the elucidation of the history of religious houses but also for an enhanced understanding of the entire society of which they were such an important element..." SPECULUM
Synopsis
A reissue, with substantial corrections, of a classic research tool in medieval religious history.
Table of Contents
Preface (2001); Preface (1972); Introduction; Heads of religious houses: England and Wales 940-1216; Appendices; Addendum; Corrigenda; Index of heads; Index of religious houses.