Early Monasteries in Cornwall

• Early monasticism and Southwest Britain - the literary evidence - the archaeological evidence; evidence of early Cornish religious communities - St Germans, St Petroc, St Neot, Domesday Book. Appendix: the name "Meneage".

The starting point for any future work on this subject...It is quite possible that this will remain the last word on the early monastic church in Cornwall. ALBIONOlson's book becomes now the basis on which all future study of early Cornish monasticism must proceed - excellent addition to our knowledge of the early middle ages. SPECULUMVery solid, well researched, suitably cautious and thgroughly useful addition to literature on early Cornwall.