Simone Pinet is a professor of Spanish and Medieval Studies in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University.

‘By opening new doors and establishing new frames, the author’s comparative approach yields a thought provoking and convincing results.’- E.H. Friedman (Choice, vol 54:04:2016) ‘It is essential reading for a core audience of Hispano-medievalists. It will also be of interest to all medievalists and general readers concerned with exploring sensibilities and modes of literary production at the height of the crusading age.’- Michael Harney (Renaissance Quarterly vol 70:04:2017) "[Pinet’s] work is an exceptional contribution to the field because of its creative, original approach and lucid analysis. Pinet’s The Task of the Cleric will engage scholars in different ways, stimulating new critical thinking about the tasks that shaped the cleric’s activity in the thirteenth century."- Isidro J. Rivera, The University of Kansas (University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018)

• Introduction1. The Cleric’s Compass2. Bricks and Mortar3. Coins on the DeskAfterwordAppendix

Simone Pinet is a professor of Spanish and Medieval Studies in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University.

‘By opening new doors and establishing new frames, the author’s comparative approach yields a thought provoking and convincing results.’- E.H. Friedman (Choice, vol 54:04:2016) ‘It is essential reading for a core audience of Hispano-medievalists. It will also be of interest to all medievalists and general readers concerned with exploring sensibilities and modes of literary production at the height of the crusading age.’- Michael Harney (Renaissance Quarterly vol 70:04:2017) "[Pinet’s] work is an exceptional contribution to the field because of its creative, original approach and lucid analysis. Pinet’s The Task of the Cleric will engage scholars in different ways, stimulating new critical thinking about the tasks that shaped the cleric’s activity in the thirteenth century."- Isidro J. Rivera, The University of Kansas (University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018)

• Introduction1. The Cleric’s Compass2. Bricks and Mortar3. Coins on the DeskAfterwordAppendix

Simone Pinet is a professor of Spanish and Medieval Studies in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University.

‘By opening new doors and establishing new frames, the author’s comparative approach yields a thought provoking and convincing results.’- E.H. Friedman (Choice, vol 54:04:2016) ‘It is essential reading for a core audience of Hispano-medievalists. It will also be of interest to all medievalists and general readers concerned with exploring sensibilities and modes of literary production at the height of the crusading age.’- Michael Harney (Renaissance Quarterly vol 70:04:2017) "[Pinet’s] work is an exceptional contribution to the field because of its creative, original approach and lucid analysis. Pinet’s The Task of the Cleric will engage scholars in different ways, stimulating new critical thinking about the tasks that shaped the cleric’s activity in the thirteenth century."- Isidro J. Rivera, The University of Kansas (University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018)

• Introduction1. The Cleric’s Compass2. Bricks and Mortar3. Coins on the DeskAfterwordAppendix