Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 3040
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Oliva , Marilyn.
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  • Title: Counting Nuns: A Prosopography of Late Medieval English Nuns in the Diocese of Norwich
  • Source: Medieval Prosopography 16, 1 (Spring 1995): Pages 27 - 55.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Demography Gentry Monasticism Norwich, Norfolk, England Nuns Prosopography Social History
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14- 15- 16
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  • Table: Five statistical tables provide data on female monasteries in the diocese of Norwich including founding date of monasteries, number of identified nuns at each monastery, wealth of each monastery, and the social rank of identified nuns.
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  • Author's Affiliation: Fordham University
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1995.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 01989405