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Record Number: 7514 Author(s)/Creator(s): Robertson , Elizabeth. Contributor(s): Title: Savoring "Scienta": The Medieval Anchoress Reads "Ancrene Wisse" [The author explores the reading experience that the "Ancrene Wisse" afforded the anchoress. Though intended as a guide book, it also encouraged the devout reader to experience Christ's life and thus transcend the limits of the anchorhold. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: A Companion to "Ancrene Wisse."  Edited by Yoko Wada.  D. S. Brewer, 2003.  Pages 113 - 144. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Anchoresses Ancrene Wisse, Middle English Devotional Work Body Manuscripts Prayer Readers Scribes and Scriptoria Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Author's Affiliation: University of Colarado Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2003. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0859917622

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