Rule of the Templars: The French Text of the Rule of the Order of Knights Templar (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)

J.M. Upton-Ward

ISBN 10: 0851153151 / ISBN 13: 9780851153155

Published by Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1992

About this Item

The Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1992. First edition. Second impression, reprinted in the same year as the first. Fine in a fine jacket. Full blue cloth; spine lettered in gilt. An exceptionally bright, fresh copy with publisher?s original price (£29.50) intact on front jacket flap. 8vo, viii, 200 pp. with appendix, glossary, bibliography, and index. Includes a map. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Translated and introduced by J. M. Upton-Ward. The first English translation of Henri de Curzon?s 1886 edition of the French Rule, derived from the three surviving medieval manuscripts and providing an important primary source for the religious and military organization of the Knights Templar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rule of the Templars: The French Text of the Rule of the Order of Knights Templar (Studies in the History of Medieval Religion)
• Publisher: Boydell Press, Woodbridge, Suffolk
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851153151
• ISBN 13: 9780851153155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 2nd Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

This translation of Henri de Curzon's 1886 edition of the French Rule is derived from the three extant medieval manuscripts. Both monastic rule and military manual, the Ruleis a unique document and an important historical source. It comprises the Primitive Rule, Hierarchical Statutes, Penances, Conventual Life, the Holding of Ordinary Chapters, Further Details on Penances, and Reception into the Order. There are details of clothing, armour and equipment; instructions on conduct while on campaign; information on the daily life of members of the order and on the discipline which made it a formidable fighting force. The Ruleevolved over almost 150 years of the Order's history, and is thus a dynamic piece of work, showing how the Templars adapted to political change and formulated their disciplinary code. An introduction gives the historical background to the Rule and summarises the varioussections. An appendix by MATTHEW BENNETT discusses the military implications.
J.M. UPTON-WARD gained her M.Phil. at the University of Reading.

About the Author

J.M. UPTON-WARD gained her M.Phil. at the University of Reading.