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UNINA9910809597003321 |
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Autore |
Cyrus Cynthia J. |
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Titolo |
The scribes for women's convents in late medieval Germany / / Cynthia J. Cyrus |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-9206-5 |
1-4426-8908-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (408 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Scribes - Germany - History - To 1500 |
Women in Christianity - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Monasticism and religious orders - Germany - History - Middle Ages, 600-1500 |
Manuscripts, Medieval - Germany |
History |
Electronic books. |
Germany |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Of Monasteries and Their Scribes -- 2. Structuring Scribal Relationships -- 3. Content of Convent Manuscripts go -- 4. Scribe as Individual -- 5. Why Scribes Serve -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Distribution of Known Scribes and of Surviving Manuscripts by Monastic Order -- Appendix B. Forty-eight Women's Convents with Active Scriptoria in Late Medieval Germany. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Cyrus demonstrates the prevalence of manuscript production by women monastics and challenges current assumptions of how manuscripts circulated in the late medieval period. |
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