Monastic Reform as Process: Realities and Representations in Medieval Flanders, 900–1100

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 MONASTIC REFORM AS PROCESS Ivory plaque representing Saint John the Evangelist, made around the year 1000 by an Insular artist probably working at Saint-Bertin. Saint-Omer, Musée de l’hôtel Sandelin, inv. 2282. Copyright Musée de l’hôtel Sandelin de Saint-Omer. Reproduced with permission. MONASTIC REFORM AS PROCESS Realities and Representations in Medieval Flanders, 900–1100 Steven Vanderputten CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS Ithaca and London n Copyright © 2013 by Cornell University All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. First published 2013 by Cornell University Press Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vanderputten, Steven. Monastic reform as process : realities and representations in medieval Flanders, 900–1100 / Steven Vanderputten. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8014-5171-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Monasticism and religious orders—France— Flanders—History—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 2. Monasticism and religious orders—Belgium— Flanders—History—Middle Ages, 600–1500. 3. Flanders (France)—Church history. 4. Flanders (Belgium)—Church history. I. Title. BX2614.F55V36 2013 271.009493'109021—dc23 2012040273 Cornell University Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. Such materials include vegetable-based, low-VOC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...