The Book of the Foundation of Walden Monastery Oxford Medieval Texts

Format	Hardcover
ISBN	9780198203308
Publication Date	13/04/2008
Publisher	USA Oxford University Press
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press

The Book of the Foundation of Walden Monastery is a text written by a Walden monk soon after 1203. It relates the history of the Mandeville earls of Essex and the inheritance of their lands and title. The text describes the development of the priory at Walden and its elevation to the status of a Benedictine abbey in 1190.

Written by a Walden monk soon after 1203, this text relates the history of the Mandeville earls of Essex and the inheritance of their lands and title. It describes the development of the priory at Walden and its elevation to the status of a Benedictine abbey in 1190.