English Medieval Books The Reading Abbey Collections from Foundation to Dispersal |
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| Author:
| Coates, Alan |
| Series title: | Oxford Historical Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-820756-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $365.45AUD $460.00 |
Book Description:
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This study of the books of Reading Abbey covers not only the whole history of the Abbey from its foundation, but also charts the subsequent dispersal of its book collection. In doing so, the author illustrates intellectual life in a medieval English monastery and, in particular, valuable insights into the fate of monastic books after the Dissolution of the monasteries.
This study of the books of Reading Abbey covers not only the whole history of the Abbey from its foundation, but also charts the subsequent dispersal of its book collection. In doing so, the author illustrates intellectual life in a medieval English monastery and, in particular, valuable insights into the fate of monastic books after the Dissolution of the monasteries.