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Naar aanleiding van: Elizabeth M. Tyler, England in Europe: English Royal Women and Literary Patr... more Naar aanleiding van: Elizabeth M. Tyler, England in Europe: English Royal Women and Literary Patronage, c. 1000-c. 1150. Toronto etc.: University of Toronto Press, 2017. 436 p., isbn 978–1–4426– 4072–6, prijs: $ 71,25 en beschikbaar via Open Access (https://oapen.org/).status: accepte
Leidschrift : Een systeem onder spanning. De USSR onder Stalin en Brezjnev, 2001
Manuscripta, 2019
Little work has thoroughly examined the problems that faced startup scriptoria in the High Middle... more Little work has thoroughly examined the problems that faced startup scriptoria in the High Middle Ages. This article examines the scriptorium of Saint-Sépulcre in the first decades after this Cambrai monastery was founded in 1064. A man who called himself Fulbertus Peccator ("Fulbert the Sinner") led the scriptorium during those years. He wrote at least 1,100 folios of foundational texts, but could not single-handedly fill the entire library. Fulbert therefore encouraged most, if not all, of Saint-Sépulcre's monks to participate in the production of hagiographical manuscripts, even if those monks were wholly unqualified. This article demonstrates that Fulbert's unusual decision not only helped fill the library with the hagiographical texts it needed, but also changed the significance of the resulting manuscripts for the monastic community. Much more than the sum of their parts, these manuscripts were created as objects that represented the communal spirit and the vibrancy of the newly founded monastery of Saint-Sépulcre.
Studi Medievali, 2013
This paper argues that the cult of saints and its development throughout the medieval period was ... more This paper argues that the cult of saints and its development throughout the medieval period was very much a dialectical process involving both the ecclesiastical (and sometimes lay) elites and 'ordinary people' by looking at the development of the cult of St Folcuin, bishop of Therouanne (dagger 855). Upon first inspection, popular motivation for venerating this saint remained remarkably stable throughout much of the medieval period. However, closer study of the evidence shows that lay devotion to St Folcuin diversified over the course of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, a process caused simultaenously by the institutional development of the abbey of Saint-Bertin and by the changing nature of rural society in the diocese of Therouanne.
Tijdschrift Voor Geschiedenis, 2016
DI-fusion, le Dépôt institutionnel numérique de l'ULB, est l'outil de r... more DI-fusion, le Dépôt institutionnel numérique de l'ULB, est l'outil de référencementde la production scientifique de l'ULB.L'interface de recherche DI-fusion permet de consulter les publications des chercheurs de l'ULB et les thèses qui y ont été défendues.
When Heribrand became abbot of Saint-Ghislain (circa 1024/1025 - circa 1051), the Benedictine abb... more When Heribrand became abbot of Saint-Ghislain (circa 1024/1025 - circa 1051), the Benedictine abbey had been fighting poverty, attacks from secular lords and underpopulation for years. Under the new abbot the monastery began to take a turn for the better, as is indicated by the growth of its library. This article investigates that library in an attempt to gain a better insight in the policy of Heribrand and his immediate successors. A codicological analysis shows that five hagiographical manuscripts, currently preserved in Brussels and Mons, were produced as one ambitious project of at least 445 folios. This project was started relatively shortly after Heribrand became abbot of Saint-Ghislain and was more soberly executed than was strictly necessary. This article argues that this austerity cannot be satisfactorily linked to the abbeys poverty or presumed apostolic ideals, as other Saint-Ghislain manuscripts from the same period were lavishly illuminated. Instead, their austerity see...
Southern Low Countries, quantitative history * Common abbreviations are BM for Bibliothèque Munic... more Southern Low Countries, quantitative history * Common abbreviations are BM for Bibliothèque Municipale, KBR for Koninklijke Bibliotheek/Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, and MA for Musée des Arts anciens.
Revue Belge De Philologie Et D Histoire, 2010
The Medieval Review, 2014
Naar aanleiding van: Elizabeth M. Tyler, England in Europe: English Royal Women and Literary Patr... more Naar aanleiding van: Elizabeth M. Tyler, England in Europe: English Royal Women and Literary Patronage, c. 1000-c. 1150. Toronto etc.: University of Toronto Press, 2017. 436 p., isbn 978–1–4426– 4072–6, prijs: $ 71,25 en beschikbaar via Open Access (https://oapen.org/).status: accepte
Leidschrift : Een systeem onder spanning. De USSR onder Stalin en Brezjnev, 2001
Manuscripta, 2019
Little work has thoroughly examined the problems that faced startup scriptoria in the High Middle... more Little work has thoroughly examined the problems that faced startup scriptoria in the High Middle Ages. This article examines the scriptorium of Saint-Sépulcre in the first decades after this Cambrai monastery was founded in 1064. A man who called himself Fulbertus Peccator ("Fulbert the Sinner") led the scriptorium during those years. He wrote at least 1,100 folios of foundational texts, but could not single-handedly fill the entire library. Fulbert therefore encouraged most, if not all, of Saint-Sépulcre's monks to participate in the production of hagiographical manuscripts, even if those monks were wholly unqualified. This article demonstrates that Fulbert's unusual decision not only helped fill the library with the hagiographical texts it needed, but also changed the significance of the resulting manuscripts for the monastic community. Much more than the sum of their parts, these manuscripts were created as objects that represented the communal spirit and the vibrancy of the newly founded monastery of Saint-Sépulcre.
Studi Medievali, 2013
This paper argues that the cult of saints and its development throughout the medieval period was ... more This paper argues that the cult of saints and its development throughout the medieval period was very much a dialectical process involving both the ecclesiastical (and sometimes lay) elites and 'ordinary people' by looking at the development of the cult of St Folcuin, bishop of Therouanne (dagger 855). Upon first inspection, popular motivation for venerating this saint remained remarkably stable throughout much of the medieval period. However, closer study of the evidence shows that lay devotion to St Folcuin diversified over the course of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, a process caused simultaenously by the institutional development of the abbey of Saint-Bertin and by the changing nature of rural society in the diocese of Therouanne.
Tijdschrift Voor Geschiedenis, 2016
DI-fusion, le Dépôt institutionnel numérique de l'ULB, est l'outil de r... more DI-fusion, le Dépôt institutionnel numérique de l'ULB, est l'outil de référencementde la production scientifique de l'ULB.L'interface de recherche DI-fusion permet de consulter les publications des chercheurs de l'ULB et les thèses qui y ont été défendues.
When Heribrand became abbot of Saint-Ghislain (circa 1024/1025 - circa 1051), the Benedictine abb... more When Heribrand became abbot of Saint-Ghislain (circa 1024/1025 - circa 1051), the Benedictine abbey had been fighting poverty, attacks from secular lords and underpopulation for years. Under the new abbot the monastery began to take a turn for the better, as is indicated by the growth of its library. This article investigates that library in an attempt to gain a better insight in the policy of Heribrand and his immediate successors. A codicological analysis shows that five hagiographical manuscripts, currently preserved in Brussels and Mons, were produced as one ambitious project of at least 445 folios. This project was started relatively shortly after Heribrand became abbot of Saint-Ghislain and was more soberly executed than was strictly necessary. This article argues that this austerity cannot be satisfactorily linked to the abbeys poverty or presumed apostolic ideals, as other Saint-Ghislain manuscripts from the same period were lavishly illuminated. Instead, their austerity see...
Southern Low Countries, quantitative history * Common abbreviations are BM for Bibliothèque Munic... more Southern Low Countries, quantitative history * Common abbreviations are BM for Bibliothèque Municipale, KBR for Koninklijke Bibliotheek/Bibliothèque Royale Albert I, and MA for Musée des Arts anciens.
Revue Belge De Philologie Et D Histoire, 2010
The Medieval Review, 2014