Gathered together in this volume, in English and Latin, are al the documents that can with certainty be attributed to Stephen Harding, the elusive third abbot of Citeaux. Using them and information gathered elsewhere in twelfth-century works, the author creates a biographical sketch and provides 'working material' for further research and study on the earliest Cistercians.
Well known among Cistercian scholars, Claudio Stercal is professor at the Facolta theologica dell'Italia Settentrionale in Milan.