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English Medieval Books

The Reading Abbey Collections from Foundation to Dispersal

  • Hardback
  • 236 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

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For history enthusiasts and book collectors alike

Reveals the fate of monastic books after dissolution

You will gain a deeper understanding of medieval life

This book offers an insightful look into the history of Reading Abbey's books from foundation to dispersal.

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This history of the books of Reading Abbey covers the period from the abbey's foundation to its dissolution, and follows up the dispersal of the book collections to c.1610. It provides valuable material on the use ways in which books were used, and about the intellectual life of a medieval monastery. By continuing the story beyond the Dissolution, and charting the initial stages of the dispersal of the Abbeys books (many into the large institutional collections which are their homes today), Alan Coates makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the fate of monastic books and book-collecting in the post-Dissolution period.

  • Title

    English Medieval Books

  • Author

    Alan Coates

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    February 1999

  • Weight

    518g

  • Page Count

    236

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198207566

  • ISBN-10

    0198207565

  • Eden Code

    1190603