Siegfried Wenzel is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Guggenheim Foundation.

'Wenzel has taken a great stride forward. We are all in his debt and applaud his industry.' The Journal of Religion

• Prolegomena; Part I. The Collections: 1. Overview; 2. John Sheppey (SH); 3. Richard FitzRalph (FI); 4. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Auct.F.inf.2 (F); 5. John Waldeby (WA); 6. Thomas Brinton (BR); 7. Philip Repingdon (RE); 8. John Felton (FE); 9. Mirk's Festial; 10. Robert Rypon (RY); 11. Cambridge, Pembroke College, MS 199 (P1); 12. Cambridge, Pembroke College, MS 257 (P2); 13. Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS 356/583 (C); 14. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 649 (O); 15. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 706 (R); 16. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 200 (L); 17. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Lat. th. d. 1 (Q); 18. John Dygon (DY); 19. Oxford, Magdalen College, MS 96 (CO); 20. Oxford, Balliol College, MS 149 (S); 21. Henry Chambron; 22. Toulouse, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 342 (D); 23. Cambridge, University Library, MS Kk.4.24 (B); 24. Cambridge, Jesus College, MS 13 (J); 25. Worcester Cathedral Library, MS.F.126 (X); 26. Worcester Cathedral Library, MS F.10 (W); 27. Hereford Cathedral Library, MS O.iii.5 (E); 28. Oxford, Trinity College, MS 42 (V); 29. Richard Alkerton; 30. Thomas Wimbledon, 'Redde rationem'; 31. Cambridge, University Library, MS Ii.3.8 (A); 32. Arras, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 184 (154) (Z); 33. London, St Paul's Cathedral Library, MS 8 (Y); 34. London, British Library, MS Harley 331 (H); 35. Manchester, John Rylands Library, MS Latin 367 (M); 36. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Barlow 24 (N); 37. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 392 (K); 38. On the margins; Part II. Occasions of Preaching: 39. Introduction; 40. Preaching in the medieval church and in the parishes; 41. Bishops as preachers; 42. Monastic preaching; 43. The Friars; 44. University preaching; 45. Other occasions; Part III. Orthodox Preaching: 46. An English theology; 47. Preaching and the pastoral office; 48. The word of God and Pastoralia; 49. The preacher's voice; 50. Orthodox and heterodox; Final reflections; Inventories; Works cited; Index.

Siegfried Wenzel is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America and has held fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies and the Guggenheim Foundation.

'Wenzel has taken a great stride forward. We are all in his debt and applaud his industry.' The Journal of Religion

• Prolegomena; Part I. The Collections: 1. Overview; 2. John Sheppey (SH); 3. Richard FitzRalph (FI); 4. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Auct.F.inf.2 (F); 5. John Waldeby (WA); 6. Thomas Brinton (BR); 7. Philip Repingdon (RE); 8. John Felton (FE); 9. Mirk's Festial; 10. Robert Rypon (RY); 11. Cambridge, Pembroke College, MS 199 (P1); 12. Cambridge, Pembroke College, MS 257 (P2); 13. Cambridge, Gonville and Caius College, MS 356/583 (C); 14. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Bodley 649 (O); 15. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 706 (R); 16. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Laud misc. 200 (L); 17. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Lat. th. d. 1 (Q); 18. John Dygon (DY); 19. Oxford, Magdalen College, MS 96 (CO); 20. Oxford, Balliol College, MS 149 (S); 21. Henry Chambron; 22. Toulouse, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 342 (D); 23. Cambridge, University Library, MS Kk.4.24 (B); 24. Cambridge, Jesus College, MS 13 (J); 25. Worcester Cathedral Library, MS.F.126 (X); 26. Worcester Cathedral Library, MS F.10 (W); 27. Hereford Cathedral Library, MS O.iii.5 (E); 28. Oxford, Trinity College, MS 42 (V); 29. Richard Alkerton; 30. Thomas Wimbledon, 'Redde rationem'; 31. Cambridge, University Library, MS Ii.3.8 (A); 32. Arras, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 184 (154) (Z); 33. London, St Paul's Cathedral Library, MS 8 (Y); 34. London, British Library, MS Harley 331 (H); 35. Manchester, John Rylands Library, MS Latin 367 (M); 36. Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Barlow 24 (N); 37. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 392 (K); 38. On the margins; Part II. Occasions of Preaching: 39. Introduction; 40. Preaching in the medieval church and in the parishes; 41. Bishops as preachers; 42. Monastic preaching; 43. The Friars; 44. University preaching; 45. Other occasions; Part III. Orthodox Preaching: 46. An English theology; 47. Preaching and the pastoral office; 48. The word of God and Pastoralia; 49. The preacher's voice; 50. Orthodox and heterodox; Final reflections; Inventories; Works cited; Index.