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THE CARTULARY OF CHATTERIS ABBEY

by Claire Breay

Published by The Boydell Press. 1st. 1999

Slightly better than very good condition. The fifteenth-century cartulary of the Benedictine nunnery of Chatteris abbey in Cambridgeshire contains copies of documents dating from the mid-twelfth to fifteenth centuries; this critical edition, edited by Claire Breay, comprises a full transcription, together with historical notes and apparatus. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine, white title within a lilac title label to front.

A few minor marks to boards. Content clean.

ISBN: 0851157505
Stock no. 1827598

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Contents

  • I The Cartulary of Chatteris Abbey and the History of English Nunneries
  • II The Foundation and Patronage of Chatteris Abbey
  • III The Endowment
  • IV The Management of the Estate
  • V The Abbey
  • VI The Production and Arrangement of the Cartulary
  • VII Editorial Method
  • VIII The Cartulary of Chatteris Abbey and an Original Charter
  • Appendix 1:
  • The Known Abbesses, Prioresses, Nuns and Lay-sister of Chatteris
  • Chronological list of the known abbesses
  • Chronological list of the known prioresses
  • Alphabetical list of the known abbesses, prioresses, nuns and lay-sister
  • Appendix 2:
  • The Inventory of Chatteris Abbey, 1538
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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