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This chapter cites the contribution of Albert of Diessen and his work, Mirror of Priests, in the understanding of late medieval Christianity. The Mirror as a book illustrates the fluid nature of medieval texts and manuscripts and the interactiveness of manuscript books. Moreover, the Mirror as a model for living parish communities extends the understanding of pastoral literature as a bidirectional genre. The chapter then discusses how the Mirror of Priests served as the nexus between an imagined Christianity and the communities that lived a version of that Christianity every day. It highlights the usefulness of Albert's effort when the Mirror continued to be copied for over a century after its original composition. |
