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The Lost Abbey of Eynsham will be of interest not just to local
historians but to those with an interest in the development of
monasticism and medieval art and architecture, particularly the
Romanesque. Eynsham was one of the few religious foundations in
England in continuous use from the late Saxon period to the
Dissolution. Its first Benedictine Abbot was the internationally
renowned scholar and teacher, Aelfric, and it was frequently
visited by medieval kings given its close proximity to the royal
hunting lodge of Woodstock. Hugh of Avalon, later canonised, was
appointed Bishop of Lincoln at a royal council at Eynsham in 1186.
Shortly afterwards the abbey achieved fame with the Vision of the
Monk of Eynsham which is said to have influenced Dante. Its
reputation was further enhanced when Eynsham acquired an important
relic, the arm of St Andrew in 1240. In the later Middle Ages, the
abbey went into decline and was beset by scandal. It surrendered to
the Crown in 1538 and the huge structure was gradually demolished
and pillaged for its building materials. Now, nothing remains in
situ above ground. This book aims to rescue this important abbey
from obscurity by summarising its history and examining the
material remains of Eynsham Abbey, most of which have never been
published before.
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