What Do We Want To Remember? Memories in the Manuscripts of Two Dutch Monasteries: The Benedictine Abbey of Egmond and the Utrecht Charterhouse
Jean-Pierre Gumbert
The earliest sources relating to the Benedictine Abbey of Egmond (founded in late tenth century) seem be concerned only with nobility donors, richness their gifts, and miracles (as well as, twelfth century, squandering that wealth subsequent restoration it). It was also from century onwards a series historical works produced monastery, texts offered occasional glimpses abbey itself its inhabitants. is, however, doubtful whether these random glimpses, most them practically inaccessible, contributed much communal memory. In Utrecht Charterhouse 1392) are never mentioned. noble wealthy donors were not forgotten, but more modest carefully listed now then there is comment showing us something people as real human beings who mentioned gratitude kindness sympathy. This mindset, which evidence Egmond, perhaps conducive
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