Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535Eileen Power
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535
Eileen Power
History
Book language: English
1011 pages
Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power is a historical study of nuns' communities in England from the late thirteenth to the early sixteenth century. It examines their daily life, administration, finances and religious observance, giving readers an informative view of medieval women's religious life.
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Opening of the book
CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LIFE AND THOUGHT Edited by G. G. Coulton, M.A. Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge and University Lecturer in English MEDIEVAL ENGLISH NUNNERIES CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS C. F. CLAY, Manager LONDON: FETTER LANE, E.C. 4 NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO. BOMBAY } MACMILLAN AND CO., Ltd. CALCUTTA MADRAS TORONTO: THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TOKYO: MARUZEN-KABUSHIKI-KAISHA ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PLATE I Larger Image PAGE FROM LA SAINTE ABBAYE (At the top of the
picture a priest with two acolytes prepares the sacrament; behind them stand the abbess, holding her staff, her chaplain and the sacristan, who rings the bell; behind them a group of four nuns, including the cellaress with her keys. At the bottom is a procession of priest, acolytes and nuns in the quire.) MEDIEVAL ENGLISH NUNNERIES c. 1275 to 1535 BY EILEEN POWER SOMETIME FELLOW AND LECTURER OF GIRTON COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE MADAME EGLENTYNE (From the Ellesmere MS.) CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS 1922 TO M. G. J.
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