English Medieval Books: The Reading Abbey Collections from Foundation to Dispersal

Contents: 1.; Brief History of Reading and its Abbey --; 2.; The Fingall Cartulary Book List --; Appendix A.; Book Lists in the Fingall Cartulary --; 3.; A Comparison between the Twelfth-century Collections and those of Other Houses --; 4.; The Palaeography of the Twelfth-century Manuscripts --; 5.; The Book Collections from c.1200 to the Dissolution --; Appendix B.; List of Books Copied by Bro. W. de Wicumbe --; Appendix C.; Letter of Alured the Sacrist --; Appendix D.; Lists in Oxford, St. John's Coll., MS 11 --; 6.; Study at University --; Appendix E.; The Study of Greek --; 7.; The Acquisition, Housing, and Management of the Book Collections --; 8.; The Dispersal of the Books at the Dissolution --; Appendix F.; The Surviving Manuscripts and Printed Books