The monks of the West : from St. Benedict to St. Bernard / by the Count de Montalembert: in six volumes

Montalembert, Charles Forbes comte de (1810-1870). Oliphant, Mrs. Margaret (1828-1897)

Published by Edinburgh : W. Blackwood, 1861

Poor copy in the original blind bordered cloth boards; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Provenance; from the Seminarii S. Ioannis with the owner's bookplate and library marks. Physical description; 6 vols. : 1 fold. map, fold. geneal. tables ; 23 cm. Notes; "Authorised translation". Includes bibliographical references. Translation of: Les moines d'Occident depuis saint Benoît jusqu'à saint Bernard. Translated by Mrs Oliphant. Contents; v. 1. Dedication. Introduction. book I. The Roman Empire after the peace of the church. book II. Monastic precursors in the East. book III. Monastic precursors in the West. 1861.--v. 2. book IV. St. Benedict. book V. St. Gregory the Great. Monastic Italy and Spain in the sixth and seventh centuries. book VI. The monks under the first Merovingians. book VII. St. Columbanus. The Irish in Gaul and the colonies of Luxeuil. 1861.-- Cont'd v. 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--v. 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.-- Cont'd v. 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.--v.6. book XVIII. The church and the feudal system. The monastic orders and society. book XIX. St. Gregory, monk and pope. Appendix. 1879. Subjects; Monasticism and religious orders History Middle Ages, (600-1500). Christian communities History Middle Ages, (600-1500). Genre; Illustrated. 4 Kg. Seller Inventory # 287983

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Title: The monks of the West : from St. Benedict to...
Publisher: Edinburgh : W. Blackwood
Publication Date: 1861
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.