The monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Montalembert, Charles Forbes, comte de, 1810-1870
Other Authors:	Courson, Aurelien, comte de, 1811-1899
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh and London : W. Blackwood and Sons, 1861-79.
Subjects:	Monasticism and religious orders > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Description
Item Description:	Original French edition published Paris, 1860-77, volumes 6-7 being edited by Aurelien de Courson. Volume 3. book VIII. Christian origin of the British isles. book IX. St. Columba, the apostle of Caledonia, 521-597. book X. St. Augustin of Canterbury and the Roman missionaries in England, 597-633. Appendix: Iona. Conclusions of the two papers of M. Varin. 1867--volume 4. book XI. The Celtic monks and the Anglo-Saxons. book XII. St. Wilfrid establishes Roman unity and the Benedictine order, 634-709. book XIII. Contemporaries and successors of St. Wilfrid, 650-735. Appendix: Lindisfarne. Peterborough. Hexham. 1867.--. Volume 5. Conclusion of book XIII. book XIV. Social and political influence of the monks among the Anglo-Saxons. book XV. The Anglo-Saxon nuns. 1867.--volume 6. book XVIII. The church and the feudal system. The monastic orders and society. book XIX. St. Gregory, monk and pope. Appendix. 1879.--volume 7. book XIX continued. book XX. The predecessors of Calixtus II. 1879.
Physical Description:	7 volumes : folded map, folded genealogical tables. ; 23 cm.