Providing the Latin texts and English translations of the three surviving versions of Chrodegang's rule, ("Regula Originalis Chrodegangi", "Institutio Canonicorum", "Regula Longior Canonicorum") this volume provides a resource to scholars of mediaeval Christian communities.

Although his work was superseded within a generation by the Rule of Aachen, Chrodegang succeeded in setting the agenda for subsequent rules for canons and as such his rule deserves to be given more weight by Church historians than has hitherto been the case. Providing the Latin texts and English translations of the three surviving versions of Chrodegang's rule, ("Regula Originalis Chrodegangi", "Institutio Canonicorum", "Regula Longior Canonicorum") this volume provides an invaluable resource to scholars of mediaeval Christian communities. Substantial introductions to each text provide historical context and bibliographic details, allowing them to be understood in a much fuller way than has hitherto been possible.

Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
The common life of the secular clergy
The Rule of Chrodegang
The Council of Aachen and the Canonical Institute
The Longer Rule
Bibliography
Index.