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Abbot Thomas

A medieval abbot whose hidden treasure and hidden temper have outlasted his abbey, and whose name still makes antiquaries reach for their spades.

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Also known as Thomas, Abbot Thomas von Eschenhausen of Steinfeld, Abbot Thomas von Eschenhausen, Steinfeld, the Abbot

First appearance: The Treasure of Abbot Thomas

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Mentioned as Abbot Thomas von Eschenhausen of Steinfeld in the context of the scrapbook's contents.

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Abbot Thomas von Eschenhausen of Steinfeld was a man of God with a strong sense of property, and the treasure he concealed has drawn scholars and treasure-hunters for centuries. His reputation survives in documents and in the warnings of those who have gone looking for what he buried, and his character — pious, proud, and not entirely forgiving — is felt in every account of the search. He is the absent presence whose will the living must reckon with.

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Canon Alberic's Scrapbook
Mentioned as Abbot Thomas von Eschenhausen of Steinfeld in the context of the scrapbook's contents.
The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Deceased abbot whose hidden treasure and cryptic riddle drive the plot; his malevolent spirit guards the treasure.
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Abbot Thomas von Eschenhausen of Steinfeld, who concealed a treasure and left clues in a painted window; his works and death are described in the Sertum.
III
Historical figure whose cipher and treasure are central to the story.
The Uncommon Prayerbook
Historical figure associated with the prayerbook's origins and its hidden secrets.
Endnotes
Referenced indirectly through the account of the Premonstratensian abbey of Steinfeld and the lives of its abbots.

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