Project

Manuscript production and the formation of corporate identities in high medieval monasteries in the bishopric of Liège

Code

3E019710

Duration

01 October 2010 → 15 March 2017

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Steven Vanderputten

Fellow

Tjamke Snijders

Research disciplines

Humanities and the arts
- Historical theory and methodology
- History

Keywords

manuscript studies Liège identity studies monasticism high middle ages German English French Latin Dutch Language and text analysis Middle Ages Belgium Monastic history History

Project description

Monasteries from the bishopric of Liège (late 11th and 12th centuries) found themselves at a cultural crossroads between the German Empire and the French region and consciously maintained relations with abbeys from both regions. I will analyze how manuscripts were used to shape the identities of the Liège monasteries through a comparative study of their textal contents and material presentation.