Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Author: William (of Malmesbury)

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1783270160

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'The Miracles of the Virgin Mary', written c. 1135 by the Benedictine monk and historian William of Malmesbury (d. 1143), is important on several counts. It belongs to the first wave of collected miracles of the Virgin, produced by English Benedictine monks in the 1120s and '30s. These collections were to be influential across Europe because the stories in them were not connected with a particular shrine, but international. Although only two copies of William's collection survive in anything like its complete and original plan, in a dismembered form it too was influential across Europe and through the rest of the medieval period.

Medieval English Benedictine Liturgy
Medieval English Benedictine Liturgy

Author: Sally Elizabeth (Roper) Harper

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-26

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 0429513712

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Originally published in 1993, Medieval English Benedictine Liturgy is a detailed study of the liturgical use of medieval monasteries in England, spanning 500 years. The study examines the major votive observances that came to fruition in the twelfth century and later and argues that these important practices affected earlier monastic observances. The book’s emphasis on Anglo-Saxon liturgy provides a bridge between the practices of the English Benedictines before and after the Conquest. The book also traces the chronological progress of three individual observances and extends where possible into the sixteenth century. The book argues that, at a broader level, while liturgy has been recognized as an indispensable part of the study of the context and use of medieval chant and polyphony.