Research Catalog

Title

The letters of Peter of Celle / edited by Julian Haseldine.

Author

Peter, of Celle, Bishop of Chartres, approximately 1115-1183.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

Haseldine, Julian.

Found In

Oxford medieval texts (UkYoU)001626061YOR01

Description

lviii, 777 pages; 22 cm

Summary

"Peter of Celle, abbot of the great Benedictine houses of Montier-la-Celle (c.1145-62) and Saint-Remi, Reims (1162-81), and bishop of Chartres (1181-3), was a figure of considerable authority and influence in twelfth-century France. Close to the royal family and to the court of Champagne, a friend of John of Salisbury and a supporter of Thomas Becket, known to St. Bernard and to Peter the Venerable, his connections were impressive. In his letters, however, it is the concerns and ideals of the monastic world which are to the fore. At a time of unprecedented upheaval in western religious life, Peter's circle embraced many members of the new orders, Cistercians, Carthusians, and Grandmontines among them. His letters form an eloquent testimony to the power of friendship and co-operation at a time of frequent tension and rivalry. They offer a unique insight into the ideals and values of the monastic world, through the strong voice and critical eye of one of its leading proponents, at a crucial turning point for western religion."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Oxford medieval texts

Uniform Title

• Correspondence. English
• Oxford medieval texts.

Alternative Title

Correspondence.

Subject

• Peter, of Celle, Bishop of Chartres, approximately 1115-1183
• Peter, of Celle, Bishop of Chartres, approximately 1115-1183
• Petrus Cellensis, 1115-1183
• 600-1500
• Monasticism and religious orders > France > History
• Monasticism and religious orders > History > Middle Ages, 600-1500
• 11.52 medieval Christianity
• Monasticism and religious orders > Middle Ages
• Monasticism and religious orders
• Monnikenwezen
• France

Genre/Form

• History
• Letters (form)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Abbreviations -- Introduction -- -- I. Peter of Celle -- -- II. The textual tradition of the letters -- -- III. This edition -- Sigla of manuscripts cited -- Text and translation -- -- The early letters (nos. 1-74) -- -- The late letters (nos. 75-183) -- Appendices -- Concordance -- Addendum -- Indexes.

ISBN

• 0198204450
• 9780198204459

LCCN

00057123

OCLC

• ocm45248364
• 45248364
• SCSB-1249055

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library