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Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury st Edmunds (Oxford World's Classics)
Chronicle of the Abbey of Bury st Edmunds - Oxford World's Classics Author:Jocelin, Jocelin of Brakelond, Diana E. Greenway, Jane E. Sayers This narrative of events between the years 1173-1202, recorded by Jocelin of Brakelond--a monk who lived in the abbey of Bury St. Edmunds within the region of West Suffolk--provides unique insights into the life of a medieval religious community. It depicts the daily worship in the abbey church and the beliefs and values shared by the monks, as... more » well as the whispered conversations, rumors, and disagreements within the cloister and the bustling life of the market-town of Bury outside the abbey walls. This edition offers the first modern translation from the Latin since 1949.« less