
Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England
Selected Texts
D.S. Brewer (Publisher)
Published on 15. March 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-84384-300-9 (ISBN)
Description
English translation of a variety of texts from women's books of hours, with introduction, notes, and an interpretive essay.
The book of hours is said to have been the most popular book owned by the laity in the later Middle Ages. This volume brings together a selection of texts taken from books of hours known to have been owned by women. While some will be familiar from bibles or prayer-books, others have to be sought in specialist publications, often embedded in other material, and a few have not until now been available at all in modern editions or translations. The texts arecomplemented by an introduction setting the book of hours in its context, an interpretive essay, glossary and annotated bibliography.
The book of hours is said to have been the most popular book owned by the laity in the later Middle Ages. This volume brings together a selection of texts taken from books of hours known to have been owned by women. While some will be familiar from bibles or prayer-books, others have to be sought in specialist publications, often embedded in other material, and a few have not until now been available at all in modern editions or translations. The texts arecomplemented by an introduction setting the book of hours in its context, an interpretive essay, glossary and annotated bibliography.
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Has something of interest to those interested in women writers [.] is also a helpful text for those interested in medieval women readers. * YEAR'S WORK IN ENGLISH STUDIES *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
3 s/w Abbildungen
3 b/w illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84384-300-9 (9781843843009)
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Women's Books of Hours in Medieval England
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03/2006
D.S. Brewer
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