English Monastic Life
THE ANTIQUARY’S BOOKS
GENERAL EDITOR: J. CHARLES COX, LL.D., F.S.A.
ST. BENEDICT PATRIARCH OF WESTERN MONKS
ENGLISH MONASTIC LIFE
BY ABBOT GASQUET O.S.B., D.D., Ph.D., D.Litt., F.R.Hist.S.
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, MAPS AND PLANS
METHUEN & CO. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON 1904
Francis Aidan Gasquet
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ENGLISH MONASTIC LIFE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
LIST OF PLATES
LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS AND PRINTED BOOKS
1. THE CHURCH
2. THE CLOISTERS
3. THE REFECTORY
4. THE KITCHEN
5. THE CHAPTER-HOUSE
6. THE DORMITORY
7. THE INFIRMARY
8. THE GUEST-HOUSE
9. THE PARLOUR OR LOCUTORIUM
10. THE ALMONRY
11. THE COMMON-ROOM OR CALEFACTORY
12. THE LIBRARY
1. THE ABBOT
2. THE CLAUSTRAL PRIOR
3. THE SUB-PRIOR
1. THE CANTOR OR PRECENTOR
2. THE SACRIST
3. THE CELLARER
4. THE REFECTORIAN
5. THE KITCHENER
6. THE WEEKLY SERVERS IN THE KITCHEN
7. THE INFIRMARIAN AND HIS WORK
8. THE ALMONER
9. THE GUEST-MASTER
10. THE CAMERARIUS, OR CHAMBERLAIN
11. THE MASTER OF NOVICES
12. THE WEEKLY OFFICIALS
1. MATINS
2. LAUDS
3. PRIME AND THE EARLY MASS
4. THE MIXTUM
5. THE MORNING OR CHAPTER MASS
6. THE CHAPTER
7. THE PARLIAMENT
8. THE HIGH MASS
9. THE DINNER
10. AFTER DINNER
11. THE DAILY WORK
12. THE VESPERS
13. THE SUPPER
14. THE COLLATION AND COMPLINE
15. COMPLINE AND BED
1. THE BISHOP
2. THE CHURCH IN ENGLAND GENERALLY
3. THE ORDER
4. THE IMPROPRIATED CHURCHES
5. KING AND PARLIAMENT
6. THE MONASTIC TENANTS
1. THE CATERER, OR BUYER FOR THE COMMUNITY
2. THE ABBOT’S COOK
3. THE LARDERER
4. THE COOK
5. THE GUEST-HALL COOK
6. THE FISH-COOKS
7. INFIRMARY COOK
8. THE SALTER
9. BELL-RINGERS AND CHURCH-SERVERS
10. THE GARDENER
11. THE CARRIERS
12. DOOR-KEEPERS
13. THE BRIEF-BEARER—BREVIATOR
I. Monks
II. The Canons Regular
III. The Military Orders
IV. The Friars
V. The Lesser Friars
INDEX