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... twelfth century , was responsible for preserving the texts from depravation , and has made their perusal an easy task for scholars . In addition to their work as copyists , the monks be- came superb illustrators , and the illuminations ...
... twelfth century , was responsible for preserving the texts from depravation , and has made their perusal an easy task for scholars . In addition to their work as copyists , the monks be- came superb illustrators , and the illuminations ...
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... twelfth century , assumed or were given in the fourteenth century the title of Benedictine , which common consent has allowed them to retain , and have in the course of time drawn into their loose federation almost all the ' reformed ...
... twelfth century , assumed or were given in the fourteenth century the title of Benedictine , which common consent has allowed them to retain , and have in the course of time drawn into their loose federation almost all the ' reformed ...
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... centuries between 1200 and 1500 saw a gradual decline in the external maintenance of the spiritual ideals of ... twelfth century at latest the rule was breached more and more widely . Two loopholes were found . The one was the ...
... centuries between 1200 and 1500 saw a gradual decline in the external maintenance of the spiritual ideals of ... twelfth century at latest the rule was breached more and more widely . Two loopholes were found . The one was the ...
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