Kings, monks, bureaucrats and the police: Tibetan responses to law and authority by Pirie, F

Give me another death! The apocryphal vision of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane by Tóth, P

“…<i>Das grosse Leben Christi</i>, a biography of Christ and Virgin Mary written by the Capuchin monk Martin von Cochem and first published in 1677, is one of the best known and most admired German folk books. …”

Zhongjing mulu 眾經目錄 – the catalog of all canonical scriptures by Zacchetti, S

“…<p>At the Grove of the Reclining Buddha (Wofoyuan 臥 佛院), cave 46 contains, among other texts, an incomplete carving of scrolls 1–2 of the Catalog of All Canonical Scriptures (Zhongjing mulu 眾經目錄; T#2148, 55: 180c–218a; hereafter: Jingtai’s Catalog), composed during the second half of the seventh century by the Monk Jingtai 靜泰 (fl. 660– 666).399 This is one of the most unexpected and intriguing choices made by the persons who selected the 20 sutras and the two spells carved, partly or completely, at this site. …”

The psalter in the prose lives of St Guthlac by Appleton, H

“…The Anglo-Saxon hermit Guthlac of Crowland is the subject of an eighth-century Latin hagiography by the monk Felix. Felix’s Vita sancti Guthlaci was translated into Old English prose prior to the mid-tenth century. …”

Matthew Paris’s manuscripts: working books and artefacts in medieval and modern collections by Dunning, ANJ

“…It not at once clear that the custodians of Matthew’s books have altered them for reading, display, and conservation. These include the monks of St Albans; connoisseurs such as Matthew Parker (1504–75) and Robert Cotton (1571–1631) who acquired manuscripts following the dissolution of the monasteries; and institutional libraries, who continue to conserve and present these objects in new ways.…”

The Vinaya of the Bon tradition by Roesler, U

“…It consists of 250 rules for monks (pho khrims) and 360 rules for nuns (mo khrims) as well as shorter sets of rules for the temporary ordination of lay people, and for novices. …”

Honey on the brim of the poison cup: translation and propaganda in Rufinus's Latin version of the Historia Monachorum in Aegypto by Tóth, P

“…Dated to 395, the HMA, is a travelogue of seven monks departing from a monastery in Jerusalem to visit the famous ascetics of Egypt. …”

Decoration and illustration by Kauffmann, M

“…The greatest patrons of illuminated books in the period were the monastic houses; but the artists themselves were not necessarily monks. In the near-absence of technical manuals and model-books, the manuscripts themselves – especially when unfinished – provide the only evidence for artistic techniques. …”

Gregory Palamas and our knowledge of God by Swinburne, R

“…Almost all of Gregory's writing about knowledge of God concerned how one could obtain this by direct access in prayer; this access, he held, was open especially to monks, but to a considerable degree also to all Christians who followed the divine commandments.…”

Illustration and ornament by Kauffmann, M

“…But even if illuminated books were made for monastic patrons, they were not necessarily illuminated by monks: there is evidence from the twelfth century of lay professional artists working for (and sometimes in) monasteries. …”

Discovering William of Malmesbury: the man and his works by Winkler, EA

“…At the time, Malmesbury was under the abbacy of Godfrey of Jumieges, a man committed to the education of his monks, and who established Malmesbury as a centre of learning. …”