Chronica Monasterii de Melsa, a Fundatione Usque AD Annum 1396

by Thomas de Burton

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108048625
• ISBN13: 9781108048620
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 466 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"