Knowles, David 1896-1974
Overview
Works: | 381 works in 1,788 publications in 9 languages and 25,705 library holdings |
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Genres: | History Biography Sources Rules Church history Registers (Lists) Lectures Records and correspondence Constitution Juvenile works |
Roles: | Author, Publishing director, Editor, Other, Author of introduction, Translator, Contributor, Honoree, Director, Creator |
Classifications: | BX2592, 271.00942 |
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Most widely held works about
David Knowles
- Church society and politics : papers read at the thirteenth summer meeting and the fourteenth winter meeting of the Ecclesiastical History Society by Ecclesiastical History Society( Book )
- David Knowles remembered by Christopher Brooke( Book )
- David Knowles : a memoir by Adrian Morey( Book )
- Abandonment to divine providence by Jean Pierre de Caussade( Book )
- Keeping the rule : David Knowles and the writing of history( Book )
- David Knowles, 1896-1974 by Christopher Brooke( )
- Reptiles of Australia by Steve Wilson( )
- Papers by Kenneth Clark( )
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Most widely held works by
David Knowles
The evolution of medieval thought by
David Knowles(
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112 editions published between 1962 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"One of the many merits of this book is that it places Western scholasticism in its setting--and this both in space and in time. Plotinus lives on, Aristotle comes back to life again, Averroes breaks in--but this is not the right word, for this Muslim philosopher and his Western Christian disciples are inmates of the same house. Professor Knowles brings out the unity of Islamic and Western Christian culture. Medieval Islam and Western Christendom had a common mental heritage of Jewish religion and Greek philosophy; both were stimulated intellectually by a tension between the Judaic and the Hellenic pole of their thought; and the same stimulus led thinkers in both provinces of this Judaistic-Hellenistic Christian-Muslim world to interest themselves in the same problems." -in The Observer (London)
112 editions published between 1962 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"One of the many merits of this book is that it places Western scholasticism in its setting--and this both in space and in time. Plotinus lives on, Aristotle comes back to life again, Averroes breaks in--but this is not the right word, for this Muslim philosopher and his Western Christian disciples are inmates of the same house. Professor Knowles brings out the unity of Islamic and Western Christian culture. Medieval Islam and Western Christendom had a common mental heritage of Jewish religion and Greek philosophy; both were stimulated intellectually by a tension between the Judaic and the Hellenic pole of their thought; and the same stimulus led thinkers in both provinces of this Judaistic-Hellenistic Christian-Muslim world to interest themselves in the same problems." -in The Observer (London)
The heads of religious houses, England and Wales, I, 940-1216 by
David Knowles(
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16 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in English and held by 1,741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first of two volumes, now covering the heads of religious houses in England and Wales from the tenth-century reform to the death of Edward III, 940-1377. This first volume, by the great master of monastic history, Dom David Knowles, aided by Christopher Brooke and Vera London, was published first in 1972 and was quickly recognised as a major work of reference, noted for its mastery of accurate detail. It has now been brought up to date with substantial addenda and corrigenda by Christopher Brooke. The 1972 volume covers the period 940-1216, and comprises fully documented, critical lists of monastic superiors, with succinct biographical details. It is an essential foundation for all prosopographical study of the religious history of the period; and the precise chronology that it underpins is invaluable for dating innumerable undated documents. As such, the book is a fundamental tool of medieval research
16 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in English and held by 1,741 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the first of two volumes, now covering the heads of religious houses in England and Wales from the tenth-century reform to the death of Edward III, 940-1377. This first volume, by the great master of monastic history, Dom David Knowles, aided by Christopher Brooke and Vera London, was published first in 1972 and was quickly recognised as a major work of reference, noted for its mastery of accurate detail. It has now been brought up to date with substantial addenda and corrigenda by Christopher Brooke. The 1972 volume covers the period 940-1216, and comprises fully documented, critical lists of monastic superiors, with succinct biographical details. It is an essential foundation for all prosopographical study of the religious history of the period; and the precise chronology that it underpins is invaluable for dating innumerable undated documents. As such, the book is a fundamental tool of medieval research
Thomas Becket by
David Knowles(
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37 editions published between 1970 and 1980 in 4 languages and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of twelfth-century archbishop Thomas of London whose heroic death led to his canonization as St. Thomas of Canterbury
37 editions published between 1970 and 1980 in 4 languages and held by 1,306 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles the life of twelfth-century archbishop Thomas of London whose heroic death led to his canonization as St. Thomas of Canterbury
The monastic order in England; a history of its development from the times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran Council, 940-1216 by
David Knowles(
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67 editions published between 1940 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Monastic Order in England by Dom David Knowles was originally published in 1940 and was quickly recognised as a scholarly classic and masterpiece of historical literature. It covers the period from about 940, when St Dunstan inaugurated the monastic reform by becoming abbot of Glastonbury, to the early thirteenth century. Its core is a marvellous narrative and detailed analysis of monasticism in twelfth-century England, brilliantly set in the continental background of all the monastic movements of the day - with a vivid evocation of Anselm, Ailred, Henry of Blois and a host of other central figures. Dom David himself brought this second edition up to date in 1963
67 editions published between 1940 and 2005 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Monastic Order in England by Dom David Knowles was originally published in 1940 and was quickly recognised as a scholarly classic and masterpiece of historical literature. It covers the period from about 940, when St Dunstan inaugurated the monastic reform by becoming abbot of Glastonbury, to the early thirteenth century. Its core is a marvellous narrative and detailed analysis of monasticism in twelfth-century England, brilliantly set in the continental background of all the monastic movements of the day - with a vivid evocation of Anselm, Ailred, Henry of Blois and a host of other central figures. Dom David himself brought this second edition up to date in 1963
The religious orders in England by
David Knowles(
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13 editions published between 1948 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1948 and 1979 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,151 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Christian monasticism by
David Knowles(
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20 editions published between 1969 and 1977 in English and German and held by 1,103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published between 1969 and 1977 in English and German and held by 1,103 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The English mystical tradition by
David Knowles(
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41 editions published between 1960 and 1965 in English and French and held by 1,086 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
41 editions published between 1960 and 1965 in English and French and held by 1,086 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Saints and scholars; twenty-five medieval portraits by
David Knowles(
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40 editions published between 1092 and 2006 in English and held by 995 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
40 editions published between 1092 and 2006 in English and held by 995 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Medieval religious houses: England and Wales by
David Knowles(
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46 editions published between 1951 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
46 editions published between 1951 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Middle Ages by
David Knowles(
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24 editions published between 1968 and 1983 in English and held by 754 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
24 editions published between 1968 and 1983 in English and held by 754 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Great historical enterprises. Problems in monastic history by
David Knowles(
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26 editions published between 1960 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1960 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 713 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The monastic order in England; a history of its development from the times of St. Dunstan to the Fourth Lateran council, 943-1216 by
David Knowles(
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51 editions published between 1940 and 1966 in English and held by 700 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
51 editions published between 1940 and 1966 in English and held by 700 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bare ruined choirs : the dissolution of the English monasteries by
David Knowles(
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15 editions published between 1967 and 1977 in English and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
15 editions published between 1967 and 1977 in English and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
From Pachomius to Ignatius: a study in the constitutional history of the religious orders by
David Knowles(
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20 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 579 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The historian and character, and other essays by David Knowles, collected and presented to him by his friends, pupils and
colleagues on the occasion of his retirement ... University of Cambridge by
David Knowles(
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2 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1963 in English and held by 552 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The nature of mysticism by
David Knowles(
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6 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the last fifty years, mystical theology has become a common type of discussion and research, largely as a result of the developments in European schools of psychology. Most studies have concentrated their efforts on an empirical and existential interpretation of the mystical experience, rather than a spiritual one. The author takes a somewhat different approach in this book. The two main purposes of his study are to explain the nature of the mystical experience by showing what it has in common with the Christian theology of grace; and to show the similarity of the Christian and non-Christian mystical experiences
6 editions published in 1966 in English and held by 457 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the last fifty years, mystical theology has become a common type of discussion and research, largely as a result of the developments in European schools of psychology. Most studies have concentrated their efforts on an empirical and existential interpretation of the mystical experience, rather than a spiritual one. The author takes a somewhat different approach in this book. The two main purposes of his study are to explain the nature of the mystical experience by showing what it has in common with the Christian theology of grace; and to show the similarity of the Christian and non-Christian mystical experiences
The monastic constitutions of Lanfranc by
Lanfranc(
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47 editions published between 1951 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury from 1070 to 1089, has long been recognized as one of the most important historical sources for medieval monastic life. In this major new revision of Dom David Knowles's classic editions of 1951 and 1967, Christopher N.L. Brooke incorporates the historical scholarship of the last generation to offer further insight into and illumination of Lanfranc and the monastic world of the eleventh century." "The Monastic Constitutions comprise a liturgical directory, a description of the functions of the leading officials of a monastery, and other fundamental regulations. Composed around 1077, they were intended for Lanfranc's own cathedral at Canterbury, for his nephew Paul's abbey of St Albans - and for any other houses which might observe them. The structure of life in a monastery of the traditional monasticism of the eleventh century has never been so clearly laid out as in this book, but the work also has its puzzles, which Christopher Brooke in this new edition seeks to elucidate."--Jacket
47 editions published between 1951 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Monastic Constitutions of Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury from 1070 to 1089, has long been recognized as one of the most important historical sources for medieval monastic life. In this major new revision of Dom David Knowles's classic editions of 1951 and 1967, Christopher N.L. Brooke incorporates the historical scholarship of the last generation to offer further insight into and illumination of Lanfranc and the monastic world of the eleventh century." "The Monastic Constitutions comprise a liturgical directory, a description of the functions of the leading officials of a monastery, and other fundamental regulations. Composed around 1077, they were intended for Lanfranc's own cathedral at Canterbury, for his nephew Paul's abbey of St Albans - and for any other houses which might observe them. The structure of life in a monastery of the traditional monasticism of the eleventh century has never been so clearly laid out as in this book, but the work also has its puzzles, which Christopher Brooke in this new edition seeks to elucidate."--Jacket
The heads of religious houses, England and Wales by
David Knowles(
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25 editions published between 1972 and 2001 in English and French and held by 379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book is the continuation of The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216, edited by David Knowles, C.N.L. Brooke, and Vera London, which itself is now reissued with substantial addenda by Professor Brooke." "This present volume continues the lists from 1216 to 1377. In this period further record sources have been provided by episcopal registers, governmental enrollments, court records, and so on. Full references are given for establishing the dates and outline of the career of each abbot or prior, abbess or prioress, when known, although the information varies considerably from the richly documented lists of the great Benedictine houses to the small cells where perhaps only a single name or date may be recorded in a chance archival survival." "The lists are arranged by order: the Benedictine houses (independent, dependencies, and alien priories); the Cluniacs; the Grandmontines; the Cistercians; the Carthusians; the Augustinian canons; the Premonstratensians; the Gilbertine order; the Trinitarian houses; the Bonhommes; and the nuns. An introduction discusses the nature, use, and history of the lists and examines critically the sources on which they are based."--Jacket
25 editions published between 1972 and 2001 in English and French and held by 379 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book is the continuation of The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales 940-1216, edited by David Knowles, C.N.L. Brooke, and Vera London, which itself is now reissued with substantial addenda by Professor Brooke." "This present volume continues the lists from 1216 to 1377. In this period further record sources have been provided by episcopal registers, governmental enrollments, court records, and so on. Full references are given for establishing the dates and outline of the career of each abbot or prior, abbess or prioress, when known, although the information varies considerably from the richly documented lists of the great Benedictine houses to the small cells where perhaps only a single name or date may be recorded in a chance archival survival." "The lists are arranged by order: the Benedictine houses (independent, dependencies, and alien priories); the Cluniacs; the Grandmontines; the Cistercians; the Carthusians; the Augustinian canons; the Premonstratensians; the Gilbertine order; the Trinitarian houses; the Bonhommes; and the nuns. An introduction discusses the nature, use, and history of the lists and examines critically the sources on which they are based."--Jacket
The Episcopal colleagues of Archbishop Thomas Becket by
David Knowles(
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12 editions published between 1951 and 1970 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
12 editions published between 1951 and 1970 in English and held by 374 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Monastic sites from the air by
David Knowles(
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4 editions published between 1952 and 1981 in English and held by 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1952 and 1981 in English and held by 352 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Brooke, Christopher 1927-2015 Other Author Editor
- London, Vera C. M. Author Editor
- Thomas à Becket, Saint 1118?-1170
- Rogier, L. J. Other Editor Director Publishing director Author Contributor
- Obolensky, Dimitri 1918-2001 Other Author Contributor
- Aubert, Roger Publishing director Author Editor
- Hadcock, R. Neville (Richard Neville) Other
- Lanfranc Archbishop of Canterbury 1005?-1089 Author Creator
- Cistercians
- Cluniacs
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Latin (17)
French (9)
Italian (5)
German (4)
Spanish (4)
Chinese (3)
Multiple languages (2)
Miscellaneous languages (1)