UID:
almahu_9947415533302882
Format:
1 online resource (578 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781139225496 (ebook)
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Rolls
Content:
The Cistercian abbey of Meaux in Yorkshire was founded in 1150 as a daughter house of Fountains. Thomas de Burton (d.1437) was bursar in 1394 and abbot from 1396 to 1399. His chronicle survives in two versions: the earlier, finished around 1396, and a revision completed around 1402, to which later additions were made. The work is one of the most important later medieval Cistercian chronicles, providing detailed information about the history and administration of Meaux, as well as local and national historical events. The surviving library catalogue reveals the sources available to Burton, and he drew extensively on the abbey archives. The work is arranged by the rule of each abbot, with subdivisions in each section for local and more general history, arranged by subject matter. Volume 3 covers the years 1339–1406, including Burton's own abbacy, and contains the catalogue of books and other treasures of the abbey, an index and glossary.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108048637
Language:
English
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139225496
