The Scribes for Women's Convents in Late Medieval Germany

The Scribes for Women's Convents in Late Medieval Germany
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 409
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ISBN-10 : 9780802093691
ISBN-13 : 0802093698
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Download or read book The Scribes for Women's Convents in Late Medieval Germany written by Cynthia J. Cyrus and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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