Robert of Bridlington
Robert of Bridlington (or Robert the Scribe) was an English clergyman and theologian who was the fourth prior of Bridlington Priory. He held the office during the period from 1147 to 1156, but it is not clear if he died in office or resigned before his death. Besides holding monastic office, he wrote a number of commentaries on biblical books as well as other treatises. Not all of his works have survived to the current day.
Life
Robert was an
Works
Robert wrote a number of works of
Robert's works that do not survive include a commentary on the
The historian Beryl Smalley considered Robert to be a compiler as an author, and that he worked within a conservative framework for his scholarship.[3]
Notes
- ^ These are held by the British Library (MS Royal 3 B.iv) and the University of Oxford (Trinity College MS 70). Three other copies are attested by authors but are not known to have survived.[2]
- ^ The Royal Library of Belgium in Brussels holds one of these (MS II 922), with the other two held by Oxford (St John's College MS 46) and the Bibliotheque municipale in Troyes (MS 224). Five other manuscripts are attested but have not survived.[2]
- ^ Both held at the University of Cambridge – one at the Library (MS Dd 8 14) and the other at Emmanuel College (MS 8). Various writers saw five other manuscripts that did not survive.[2]
- ^ Held by at the University of Oxford in the Bodleian Library (MS Bodley 864) and at Troyes' Bibliotheque municipale (MS 563). Three other manuscripts that did not survive are known.[2]
Citations
References
- Bethell, Denis (April 1966). "The Foundation of Fountains Abbey and the State of St. Mary's York in 1132". S2CID 161909040.
- ISBN 0-521-80452-3.
- Postles, David (2004). "Bridlington, Robert of (fl. 1147–1160)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23729. Retrieved 23 January 2016. (subscription or UK public library membershiprequired)
- ISBN 2-503-50575-9.
Further reading
- Macy, Gary (January–February 1985). "Some Examples of the Influence of Exegesis on the Theology of the Eucharist in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries". Recherches de théologie ancienne et médiévale. 52: 64–77. S2CID 170504772.