{"product_id":"gilbert-crispin-abbot-of-westminster-a-study-of-the-abbey-under-norman-rule-paperback-9781108013581","title":"Gilbert Crispin Abbot of Westminster; A Study of the Abbey under Norman Rule (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108013581","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGilbert Crispin Abbot of Westminster\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Study of the Abbey under Norman Rule\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1911 biography of Gilbert Crispin, a significant early abbot of Westminster, includes the texts of his writings and charters.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJ. Armitage Robinson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108013581, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.26 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGilbert Crispin (c. 1045–1117\/18), fourth abbot of Westminster Abbey, was a scion of an important Norman family. Trained at Bec under St Anselm, later archbishop of Canterbury, he was a noted scholar and theologian. Under his rule, Westminster Abbey began to expand physically and grow in importance, making full play of its position as the chosen burial site of Edward the Confessor. The necessity to raise funds for the building work probably led to Crispin's association with the London Jewish community, and this was to inspire his most important theological work, Disputation with a Jew. In this 1911 book, J. Robinson Armitage, then dean of Westminster, mines the abbey archives to write both a biography and a discussion of Crispin's thirty-year administration of Westminster. He also includes the texts of all Crispin's known writings, together with a selection of charters. A significant work on a hitherto neglected Anglo-Norman churchman.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Gilbert's home at Bec\u003cbr\u003e 2. The noble family of the Crispins\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gilbert at Westminster\u003cbr\u003e 4. Details of administration\u003cbr\u003e 5. Abbot Gilbert's literary remains\u003cbr\u003e 6. Correspondence\u003cbr\u003e Vita Domni Herluini Abbatis Beccensis\u003cbr\u003e Liber de Simoniacis\u003cbr\u003e Selected charters\u003cbr\u003e Additional notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913190760728,"sku":"9781108013581","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108013581i_2300c2cf-d166-4e3c-92bc-d8cb513ee9df.jpg?v=1694869271","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gilbert-crispin-abbot-of-westminster-a-study-of-the-abbey-under-norman-rule-paperback-9781108013581","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}