Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England

Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England
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Publisher : DS Brewer
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 9781843843009
ISBN-13 : 1843843005
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Book Synopsis Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England by : Charity Scott-Stokes

Download or read book Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England written by Charity Scott-Stokes and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2012 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. The texts arecomplemented by an introduction setting the book of hours in its context, an interpretive essay, glossary and annotated bibliography.


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