AngloNorman Durham 10931193 Author:Margaret Harvey, D. W. Rollason From the 11th century to the end of the 12th, Durham was home of the wealthy and influential church of St Cuthbert, a fortified peninsula in the confrontation between English and Scots, the site of one of the most spectacular Romanesque cathedrals in Europe, and a centre producing texts and manuscripts which had a wide influence in northern Engl... more »and. This study of Anglo-Norman Durham's history, architecture, art, and religious and literary culture covers: the Cathedral Priory, its relationship to monastic reform and the eremitical movement, the attitude of its monks, and its books and writings; the prince bishops of Durham, including the careers of William of St Calais and Ranulf Flambard and studies of Durham's spectacular castle; the relationship between Durham and the Scottish kings, including the role of Malcolm III at the dedication of the cathedral; the architecture of the cathedral; and Durham manuscripts and texts.« less