A History of Benedictine Libraries and their Afterlives (Part Two)

Reference Type	Journal Article
Year of Publication	2022
Contributors	Author: Hugh Feiss
Journal	American Benedictine Review
Volume	73
Issue	1
Pagination	32-55
Language	English
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Region	Europe
Library Type	Religious Libraries
Chronological Period	13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century
Annotation	Examines aspects of collection, arrangement, storage, circulation and dispersal of books in Benedictine libraries, along with copyists, donors and readers. Part 1 focuses on the early Middle Ages (500–1000) and the central Middle Ages (1000–1215). Part II considers the later Middle Ages (1215–1540); the Reformation; and the period since. The focus is on Italy for the early years. Examples from the later period were drawn mainly from England.