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From the Monastery of the White Monks.

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From the Monastery of the White Monks.
From the Monastery of the White Monks. Manuscript fragment c. 1150, from the Monastery at Citeaux, Burgundy, France, mother house of the Cistercian Order. Known as the "White Monks," for their habits of undyed wool made from their flocks of sheep. Inspired by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, the Order followed strict rules on silence and manual labor, emphasizing solitude and simplicity of life. Two lines on each side, from patristic text, Florus of Lyon's Expositio in Epistolas Pauli. -5/8 x 2 -7/8 . Rich brown ink. Cistercian scribes were noted for their fine parchment and beautiful script. With modern historical background. Rare and important. Choice condition.