Explore the primary acts of the general chapters of the Dominican order from the late 14th century, with clear context and scholarly apparatus.This edition compiles the capitular acts celebrated during the schism and up to 1498, focusing on how the order governed itself across competing obediences. It discusses method choices for presenting the acts and references a wide network of manuscript codices and library sources that document the period. The volume also documents how authorities and convents issued rules, prohibitions, and assignments that shaped religious life and preaching work across regions.
- Context for the 1378–1498 schism period and its impact on the order’s governance
- Editorial approach to organizing capitular acts from different obediences
- Notes on manuscript sources and catalogued codices used in this edition
- Key rules, assignments, and admonitions that guided provincial and convent leadership
Ideal for readers of medieval religious history, institutional charters, and researchers tracing the Dominican order’s administrative history during a era of split allegiances.