Ancrene Riwle

by Anonymous and Tiffany Clarke Harrison

Book Overview

Translation of the Middle English manual 'Ancrene Riwle' ('Rule for Anchoresses'), which was composed between 1225 and 1240 for the spiritual instruction of women. This edition contains an introduction by Dom Gerard Sitwell and a preface by J.R.R. Tolkien.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859893413
• ISBN13: 9780859893411
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"