The Cistercian Series

Guadalupe Translations

The Early Days of the Cistercian Order (c. 1098 - c. 1200)

Handbook, standardized in 1185, to remind cantors of liturgial duties (Ecclesiastica Officia) throughout the liturgical year. The style is matter-of-fact, and it is a uniquely concrete portrayal of early Cistercian life.
xx + 122 pages, 11" x 8.5"

Selections from mediaeval biographies. Reprint of the 1990 edition as a single volume.
vii + 125 pages, 8.5" x 4.25"

The Villers Period (c. 1200 to c. 1280)

The Lives of Ida the Compassionate of Nivelles, Arnulf the Wagoneer and Abundus the Choir Monk. A triology written by Goswin, Cantor of Villers in the 1230s.
Paperback edition of 2005 from Penn State Press at author's discount, 308 pages, 9" x 6"

The Early Days of the Cistercian Order (c. 1098 - c. 1200)
		Cîteaux Under Alberic
			Written by Fr Gregor Müller, longtime editor of Cistercienser Chronik, and translated by Fr Bede Lackner. Though composed for Alberic’s centennial, back in 1909, it is scarcely weakened by the recent controversies about the Early Documents, and it remains the best and most readable monograph on this early Abbot. 96 pages with appendices, 8.5” x 4.5"		$5.00 each
		Ancient Usages of Cîteaux
			Handbook, standardized in 1185, to remind cantors of liturgial duties (Ecclesiastica Officia) throughout the liturgical year. The style is matter-of-fact, and it is a uniquely concrete portrayal of early Cistercian life. xx + 122 pages, 11" x 8.5"		$10.00 each
		Life of St. Bernard of Clairveaux
			Selections from mediaeval biographies. Reprint of the 1990 edition as a single volume. vii + 125 pages, 8.5" x 4.25"		$7.00 each
The Villers Period (c. 1200 to c. 1280)
Our desktop edition of these Lives have been withdrawn from public sale, since Brepols of Belgium and Penn State Press are republishing them in two volumes. But we are permitted to sell remaining single copies of the desktop edition to students, as listed below.
	Send Me God				$18.00 each
				The Lives of Ida the Compassionate of Nivelles, Arnulf the Wagoneer and Abundus the Choir Monk. A triology written by Goswin, Cantor of Villers in the 1230s. Paperback edition of 2005 from Penn State Press at author's discount, 308 pages, 9" x 6"
	Most copies of the original desktop edition have been donated to African monasteries, but a few remain:
		Ida the Compassionate of Nivelles
			Tales of compassion, close to the oral style of her fellow nuns.		$5.00 each
		Arnulf the Wagoneer			$5.00 each
			Laybrother renowned for intercession and austerity. Appendix on Simon of Aulne.
		Abundus the Choirmonk			$5.00 each
			Close friend of the author. This smallest volume carries a General Introduction.
	Pining for the Eucharist - Lives of three nuns, each different from the other, but all one in love for the Eucharist. An Edition from Brepols of Belgium is due in 2008, but in the meantime students may order individual pamphlets:
		Alice the Leper
			Anecdotes of a nun isolated with leprosy, treasuring the Eucharist from a distance.		$3.00 each
		Ida the Gentle of Léau
			A learned nun, lovingly supported in her infirmities by her fellow nuns.		$5.00 each
		Ida the Eager of Louvain
			Devout city-dweller, friend of early Mendicants, and later a Cistercian nun.		$5.00 each