Syon Abbey and its books : reading, writing and religion, c.1400-1700 /

Founded in 1415, the double monastery of Syon Abbey was the only English example of the order established by the fourteenth-century mystic St Bridget of Sweden. After its dispersal at the Dissolution, the community survived in exile and was briefly restored during the reign of Mary I; but with the a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jones, E. A. (Edward Alexander), 1968- (Editor ), Walsham, Alexandra, 1966- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, U.K. ; Rochester, N.Y. : Boydell, 2010.
Colección:Studies in modern British religious history ; v. 24.
Temas:
Syon Abbey (Isleworth, London, England)
Syon Abbey
1500-1699
Monasticism and religious orders for women > England > History.
Books and reading > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Books and reading > England > History.
Monachisme et ordres religieux féminins > Angleterre > Histoire.
Livres et lecture > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Livres et lecture > Angleterre > Histoire.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
HISTORY > Medieval.
Books and reading.
Monasticism and religious orders for women.
England > Church history > 16th century.
England > Church history > 17th century.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 16e siècle.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 17e siècle.
England.
Church history.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FRONTCOVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; SYON ABBEY: AN OUTLINE CHRONOLOGY; INTRODUCTION: Syon Abbey and its Books: Origins, Influences and Transitions; I Brothers and Sisters; II Syon Abbey and the Book Trade; III The Bridgettines in Exile; IV History and Memory; APPENDIX: Syon Abbey's Books at the University of Exeter; INDEX; BACKCOVER.

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