Æthelwold's life and his political and ecclesiastical importance in the 10th-century reformation receive thorough scholarly scrutiny in this appraisalof his life and work. The studies include a comparison of Æthelwold's career with that of other European monastic reformers; a study of Æthelwold's foundation at Abingdon; and of his involvement with the political crises of the 10th century. Æthelwold's skills as a scholar are assessed through surviving Latin and Old Englist texts, and as a teacher from the writings of his pupils. The scholarly work of his foundations is highlighted by a detailed study of the text of the Benedictional of St Æthelwold; other essays look at the music and sculpture performed and produced at Æthelwold's foundations.Contributors: PATRICK WORMALD, ALAN THACKER, BARBARA YORKE, MICHAEL LAPIDGE, ANDREW PRESCOTT, MARY BERRY, ELIZABETH COATSWORTH
Recenzijas
`the Ęthelwold who emerges from Dr Yorke's collection of essays is a formidable character'. -- Simon Keynes * EHR October 1991 *
Aethelwold and his continental counterparts - contact, comparison,
contrast, Patrick Wormald; Aethelwold and Abingdon, Alan Thacker; Aethelwold
and the politics of the 10th century, Barbara Yorke; Aethelwold as scholar
and teacher, Michael Lapidge; the text of the benedictional of St Aethelwold,
Andrew Prescott; what the Saxon monks sang - music in Winchester in the late
10th century, Mary Berry; late pre-conquest scultures with the crucifixion
south of the Humber, Elizabeth Coatsworth.
