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Monasticism and renewal in southern Italy : the Chronicle of Montecassino by Leo Marsicanus, c.529-1075 / translated by Graham A. Loud.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Leo Marsicanus, Cardinal Bishop of Ostia, approximately 1045?-1115?
Contributor:
Loud, G. A., translator.
Series:
Manchester Medieval Sources Series
Manchester medieval sources
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Leo Marsicanus, Cardinal, -1115.
Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Montecassino, -547.
Montecassino (Monastery).
Montecassino (Monastery)--Early works to 1800.
Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Church history.
Italy.
Local Subjects:
Leo Marsicanus, Cardinal, -1115.
Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Montecassino, -547.
Genre:
Translations
Sources
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : digital file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2026.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
data file
Biography/History:
<b>Graham A. Loud is Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Leeds</b>.
Summary:
The Chronicle of Montecassino is a crucial source for the history of monasticism and that of southern Italy in the early Middle Ages, as well as for the art and architecture of the period.
Contents:
Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright information
Contents
Maps, plan and genealogical charts
Maps
Plan
Genealogical charts
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
The historical background: Montecassino c. 529-1075
Leo Marsicanus
Leo's sources and problems
Recensions and manuscripts
This translation
Book I
Here begins the Letter from Brother Leo to the Lord Oderisius venerable and most reverend Father of the Monastery of Cassino
Book II
Here begin the chapters of the second book
The Second Book begins
Book III
Here begin the chapters of the Third Book
Here begins the Third Book
Bibliography
Primary sources
MGH Diplomata volumes
Secondary literature.
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:
1-5261-7416-2
1-5261-7418-9
9781526174161
OCLC:
1570460230

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