Guardian.—“A learned, careful, and successful vindication of the personal character of the monks.… In Dr. Gasquet’s skilful hands the dissolution of the monasteries assumes the proportions of a Greek tragedy.”
In One Volume, Demy 8vo, 408 Pages, Cloth, price 12s. Net.
The Old English Bible, and other Essays.
Contents.
| CHAP. | |
| I. | Notes on Mediæval Monastic Libraries. |
| II. | The Monastic Scriptorium. |
| III. | A Forgotten English Preacher. |
| IV. | The Pre-Reformation English Bible(1). |
| V. | The Pre-Reformation English Bible(2). |
| VI. | Religious Instruction in England during the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries. |
| VII. | A Royal Christmas in the Fifteenth Century. |
| VIII. | The Canterbury Claustral School in the Fifteenth Century. |
| IX. | The Note-books of William Worcester, a Fifteenth-Century Antiquary. |
| X. | Hampshire Recusants. With a complete Index. |
Some Press Notices.
Times.—“Full of the learning and research which Dr. Gasquet has made so peculiarly his own.”
Athenæum.—“Whatever Dr. Gasquet writes is of interest, and thanks are due to him for these essays.… Full of rare information, and real contributions to history.”
British Review and National Observer.—“Dr. Gasquet has started a very curious controversy, which will entertain even those whom it does not seriously interest, and will familiarise them incidentally with many facts of history.… The remaining essays are also rich in quaint, curious information.”