Priests and Their Books in Late Medieval Eichstätt

by Matthew Wranovix

This study examines the acquisition and use of texts by the parish clergy in a late medieval German diocese. The author identifies a broad theological awareness and an emerging professional identity among the clergy, upending traditional views and contributing to our understanding of their role as communicators and cultural mediators.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498548865
• ISBN13: 9781498548861
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"