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The Middle Ages as a Period of Assimilation and Repression.
The Evolution and Nature of Monasticism.
Benedict’s ‘Rule’ and the Multiplication of Manuscripts.
Amalgamation of Roman and Irish Christianity.
The Organization of the Monastic Schools. The
‘Seven Liberal Arts’ as the Curriculum. The Methods
and Texts. Effect upon Civilization of the Monastic
Schools.