What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries Volume 158

by David N. Bell

Book Overview

The literacy and education of medieval nuns has been a subject of dispute and study in recent years. In his third Index of medieval libraries, David Bell presents a comprehensive list of all manuscripts and printed books which have been traced with certainty or high probability to english nunneries. A systematic listing of the books available to english nuns, and in the process an indication of the wealth, the intellectual level, and the spirituality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879075589
• ISBN13: 9780879075583
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"