Author: Henry Richards Luard [ed]
Title: Annales Monastici
Description: London, Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1864-9. First edition. Cloth. A complete collection of works on the history of monasticism in the middle ages. The first edition in book form. A five volume complete set, scarce to see in a complete set. Part of the 'Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores, or 'The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages' series. This series strived to publish, edit and compile historical manuscripts and materials from the middle ages, to preserve their contents and make them more accessible. Illustrated with folding frontispieces depicting the original manuscripts to all but the index. This set features a collection of monastic annals, edited by the British medieval historian and antiquary, Henry Richards Luard. These historical works provide fascinating insight into the middle ages, and the monasteries during that time. In mixed cloth library re-bindings. Externally, library marks and stamps to the spines, three volumes excellent with only slight marks, the others have rubbing to the extremities, fading to the spines, marks to the boards, and closed tears to the joints to 'Vol V&apos. Hinges re-enforced and endpapers replaced, with front hinge failed to 'Vol V&apos. Light offsetting and the odd ink signature to the endpapers. Internally, the odd page disbound but present, otherwise generally firm to all but 'Vol V' which has tender binding. Pages age toned and generally clean with the odd library stamp. Tears to the folding plates with one plate torn into two sections and tape repairs to another. 'Vol I lacking preliminary pages. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only .

Keywords: History Monasticism Christianity Religion Monasticism None


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