Chapter Montecassino after Desiderius: the Continuation to the Chronicle of Leo Marsicanus

The Chronicle of Montecassino, begun by Leo Marsicanus at the end of the eleventh century, is a huge and complex work. After outlining how and why it was begun, and the structure of the work, this study turns to the continuation of Leo’s chronicle, covering the years 1072-1138. It discusses the auth...

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description The Chronicle of Montecassino, begun by Leo Marsicanus at the end of the eleventh century, is a huge and complex work. After outlining how and why it was begun, and the structure of the work, this study turns to the continuation of Leo’s chronicle, covering the years 1072-1138. It discusses the authorship of the continuation, and in particular the role of the final continuator Peter the Deacon, before turning to the themes and concerns of the various authors, and what these may tell us of the monastery of Montecassino during the first half of the twelfth century, at a time when the monks felt that their prestige, material interests and independence were increasingly under threat.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-1508282025-02-02T09:52:31Z Chapter Montecassino after Desiderius: the Continuation to the Chronicle of Leo Marsicanus Loud, Graham Middle Ages 12th century Montecassino Chronicle writing Leo Marsicanus (Leo of Ostia) Papacy Peter the Deacon thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history The Chronicle of Montecassino, begun by Leo Marsicanus at the end of the eleventh century, is a huge and complex work. After outlining how and why it was begun, and the structure of the work, this study turns to the continuation of Leo’s chronicle, covering the years 1072-1138. It discusses the authorship of the continuation, and in particular the role of the final continuator Peter the Deacon, before turning to the themes and concerns of the various authors, and what these may tell us of the monastery of Montecassino during the first half of the twelfth century, at a time when the monks felt that their prestige, material interests and independence were increasingly under threat. 2025-02-02T09:52:30Z 2025-02-02T09:52:30Z 2024-12-20T12:41:20Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20241220_9791221504033_342 2704-6079 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96548 9791221504033 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/150828 eng Reti Medievali E-Book open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/96548/1/41917.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0403-3.12 10.36253/979-12-215-0403-3.12 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221504033 20 Florence open access
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Chapter Montecassino after Desiderius: the Continuation to the Chronicle of Leo Marsicanus
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12th century
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Papacy
Peter the Deacon
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