UID:
almafu_9960117586702883
Format:
1 online resource (xiv, 724 pages) :
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illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-69838-0
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. History
Content:
Eileen Power, best known for her posthumously published 'Medieval Women', was one of the foremost scholars of medieval economic & social history in the first half of the 20th century. This 1922 work is a substantial study of medieval English nunneries between 1275 & 1535. Power examines in depth who entered the convents, how they were organised, their finances, activities & problems. Although medieval nunneries were significantly poorer & less well documented than the monastic houses, Power uses the available sources to build up a multifaceted picture of medieval life. Her arguments are firmly rooted in documentary evidence, but are presented in an engaging style. The book reveals that convent life was not particularly ascetic or learned, & that in poorer houses the nuns had to find additional sources of income. Power's account of their methods of coping makes fascinating reading.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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Originally published: Cambridge: University Press, 1922.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-01714-2
Language:
English
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