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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1001–1100

The Eleventh Century

1 work

c. 1077

Latin

The Monastic Constitutions

Lanfranc of Bec · c. 1005–1089

Customs for Canterbury covering the whole year, including the sign language monks used during the hours of silence — signs for bread, for a book, for a psalter.

Western Monastic · RuleRead elsewhere