The Congregation of Tiron : Monastic Contributions to Trade and Communication in Twelfth-Century France and Britain.

Front Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Body -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Appearance of Tiron within Church Reform and Monastic Reform from the Eleventh Century -- Chapter 2. The Tironensian Identity -- Chapter 3. Bernard of Abbeville and Tiron's Foundation -- Chapter 4. William of Poitiers and His Successors -- Chapter 5. Expansion in France -- Chapter 6. Expansion in the British Isles -- Chapter 7. The Later History -- Appendix 1: Comparison of the Papal Confirmations -- Appendix 2: Disputes -- Select Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources -- Index of Tironensian Places -- General Index.

In-depth study of a little-known reformed Benedictine congregation crucial for the development of trade and urban development in Angevin Britain and France.

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