Author Description
Book viii, 371 p. 23 cm.; Records of medieval England -- Letters of Pope Innocent III -- Papal privileges for Gilbertine houses -- Papal privilege for Tonbridge Priory -- Magna Carta Beati another Canterbury forgery -- Textual problems of the English provincial canons -- Statute-making in the English Church in the thirteenth century -- William Lyndwood's Provinciale -- Some aspects of diocesan legislation during the thirteenth century -- Numbering of the Lateran Councils of 1179 and 1215 -- Making of the Dunstable Annals, A.D. 33 to 1242 -- 'Paper constitution' preserved by Matthew Paris -- Gervase, abbot of Prémontré: a medieval letter-writer -- Letter of Pope Innocent III and the Lateran decree on Cistercian tithe-paying -- Harrold a twelfth-century dispute -- Downfall of the Templars and a letter in their defence -- English Cistercian the first century -- Church-building in the Middle Ages.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection investigates the administrative, legal, and ecclesiastical complexities of medieval England through the critical analysis of primary source documents. C. R. Cheney, a distinguished historian of medieval canon law and administration, compiles a series of scholarly essays that examine the intersection of papal authority, monastic records, and legislative practices. By scrutinizing specific charters, letters, and annals, the author provides a rigorous framework for understanding how institutional power was exercised and recorded during the thirteenth century.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of papal privileges and letters from the era of Pope Innocent III.
- Examination of legislative processes within the English Church, including provincial canons and diocesan statutes.
- Critical studies of medieval historiography, specifically the construction of the Dunstable Annals and the writings of Matthew Paris.
- Investigations into monastic disputes and the administrative functions of religious houses like the Gilbertine order.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and historians frequently cite this work as a foundational resource for understanding the technicalities of medieval English ecclesiastical administration. Readers often note the high level of academic density and the meticulous attention to textual detail that characterizes Cheney's research.
Page Count:
382
Publication Date:
1973-11-04
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198223994
ISBN-13:
9780198223993
History
Great Britain
Reference
Academic
Church History
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