| Contents |
| List of figures |
xii |
| Abbreviated references |
xiii |
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| INTRODUCTION |
xvii |
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| I. Sources |
xvii |
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1 |
Sources for the composition of Book II |
xvii |
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2 |
Other sources relating to the abbey of Abingdon |
xxi |
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3 |
Omissions from the History's account |
xxviii |
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| II. Structure |
xxx |
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1 |
MS C |
xxx |
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2 |
MS B: Variations and Continuations |
xxxvii |
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| III. Participants in the History |
xl |
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1 |
Abbots |
xl |
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2 |
Monks of Abingdon |
lvi |
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3 |
Knights holding of Abingdon |
lviii |
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4 |
Kings |
lxv |
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5 |
Others |
lxviii |
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| IV. Estates, Disputes and Law |
lxxiv |
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1 |
Abingdon's estates |
lxxiv |
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2 |
Internal arrangements of estates and revenues |
lxxxiii |
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3 |
Disputes and law |
lxxxvii |
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| V. Monastic Life and Buildings |
c |
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| Sigla |
cviii |
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| TEXT AND TRANSLATION |
1 |
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| Appendices |
322 |
| I. Additions in MS B |
322 |
| II. Continuation in MS B |
354 |
| III. Administrative lists in MS C |
378 |
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| Index of quotations and allusions |
400 |
| General Index |
401 |
