The following sections are extracts from a short guide to Craswall Priory written in the late 1980s by one of the co-founders of the Craswall Grandmontine Society, the late Carole Hutchison.
Craswall Priory – historical outline
A few copies of Carole Hutchison’s standard book on the Grandmontine order, ‘The Hermit Monks of Grandmont’ (1989), are still available from the Society, at £10 plus p&p at cost – contact the Treasurer, johnhg . shearman @btinternet.com (please remove the spaces to use).
A .pdf file of the complete book is now available to download, free of charge, from the link at the foot of this page.
Also available (from Amazon) is G. Bresson, ‘Monastères de Grandmont: Guide d’histoire et de visite’ (2000, 2nd ed. 2013)
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You might also like to know that Hereford Cathedral Library now holds the following collection of Grandmontine related books donated by Christopher Armstrong, a former Vice-Chairman of the Society.
The Library would welcome researchers who might like to use this collection. See Visiting the library | Hereford Cathedral for details of opening hours etc.
Gilles Bresson, Monastères de Grandmont : Guide d’histoire et de visite (2000)
R.P. Jean Fouquet & Frère Philippe-Etienne, Histoire de l’Ordre de Grandmont, 1074-1772 (1985)
L’art grandmontain Zodiaque (1984)
Cahiers Grandmontains
Cahier n°1 – Août 1990
Pascale GADE – La Meilleraie
Michel FOUGERAT – Les celles grandmontaines de Navarre
Cahier n°2 – Décembre 1990
Carole HUTCHISON -The hermit monks
Gérard JOHN – le prieuré de la Carte
Michel FOUGERAT -Les celles des départements 02, 03, 10, 12, 16, 17 (prieurés n°1 à 18)
Cahier n°3 – Mai 1991
Gilles BRESSON – La croix reliquaire d’Époisses
Pascale GADE – Une charte de Richard Cœur de Lion
Michel FOUGERAT – Les celles des départements 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30 (prieurés n°19 à 43)
Cahier n°4 – Août 1991
Père Jean BECQUET – Le premier siècle de Grandmont
Michel FOUGERAT – Les celles des départements 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 39, 41 (prieurés n° 44 à 66)
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For the .pdf copy of The Hermit Monks of Grandmont, please click here and then save as you wish:
The print edition can be ordered through Norwich Books:
Norwich Books and Music 13A Hellesdon Park Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR6 5DR, UK Phone: 01603 785925 Fax: 01603 785915 E-mail: orders@norwichbooksandmusic.co.uk Web: https://litpress.hymnsam.co.uk