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What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries

Name: What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries
Price: 35.25 GBP
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Author: David N. Bell
ISBN: 9780879072070

Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries

by David N. Bell

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308 pages
Publisher: Cistercian Publications
14 x 21.6 x 1.8 cm

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For history fans and medieval studies experts.

Unpacks the literacy levels of medieval nuns.

Helps you understand female monastic life.

An expert investigation into the books and intellectual life of medieval English nuns.

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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 of english nuns from the Conquest to the Reformation.