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The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc is a document that was written by Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury between 1070 and 1089. This document is important because it provides insight into the monastic life of the eleventh century. Additionally, this document has been revised by C. N. L. Brooke, who incorporates the historical scholarship of the last generation into this edition.
The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury between 1070 and 1089, has long been recognized as one of the most important historical sources for medieval monastic life. In this major new revision of Dom David Knowles's classic editions of 1951 and 1967, C. N. L. Brooke incorporates the historical scholarship of the last generation to offer further insight into and illumination of Lanfranc and the monastic world of the eleventh century.
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