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Day of Reckoning
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. A Fragmentary Past? Monastic History, Memory, and Patrimony 10
  5. 2. Written Comprehension of Land and Signs of an Administrative Mentality 53
  6. 3. Ministering and Administering: Abbots as Catalysts of Change 90
  7. 4. Discipline and Service Inside and Outside the Cloister 123
  8. Conclusion: Accountability, Writing, and Rule by 1200 159
  9. Appendix A: The Cartularies of Saint-Bertin 171
  10. Appendix B: The Cartulary of Three Crosses 175
  11. Appendix D: Abbatial and Monastic Acts: Saint-Vaast, Saint-Bertin, and Saint-Denis 193
  12. Abbreviations 197
  13. Notes 199
  14. Bibliography 245
  15. Index 261
  16. Acknowledgments 269
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812201260.1

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction 1
  4. 1. A Fragmentary Past? Monastic History, Memory, and Patrimony 10
  5. 2. Written Comprehension of Land and Signs of an Administrative Mentality 53
  6. 3. Ministering and Administering: Abbots as Catalysts of Change 90
  7. 4. Discipline and Service Inside and Outside the Cloister 123
  8. Conclusion: Accountability, Writing, and Rule by 1200 159
  9. Appendix A: The Cartularies of Saint-Bertin 171
  10. Appendix B: The Cartulary of Three Crosses 175
  11. Appendix D: Abbatial and Monastic Acts: Saint-Vaast, Saint-Bertin, and Saint-Denis 193
  12. Abbreviations 197
  13. Notes 199
  14. Bibliography 245
  15. Index 261
  16. Acknowledgments 269
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