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Women´s Books of Hours in Medieval England
Roger Hargreaves
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English translation of a variety of texts from women's books of hours, with introduction, notes, and an interpretive essay. The book of hours is said to have been the most popular book owned by the laity in the later Middle Ages. This volume brings together a selection of texts taken from books of hours known to have been owned by women. While some will be familiar from bibles or prayer-books, others have to be sought in specialist publications, often embedded in other material, and a few have not until now been available at all in modern editions or translations. ... Read more
English translation of a variety of texts from women's books of hours, with introduction, notes, and an interpretive essay. The book of hours is said to have been the most popular book owned by the laity in the later Middle Ages. This volume brings together a selection of texts taken from books of hours known to have been owned by women. While some will be familiar from bibles or prayer-books, others have to be sought in specialist publications, often embedded in other material, and a few have not until now been available at all in modern editions or translations. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843009
SKU
V9781843843009
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99-50
Reviews for Women´s Books of Hours in Medieval England
Has something of interest to those interested in women writers [.] is also a helpful text for those interested in medieval women readers.
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