Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 9748
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Dutton , Anne M.
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  • Title: Passing the Book: Testamentary Transmission of Religious Literature to and By Women in England, 1350-1500
  • Source: Women, the Book and the Godly: Selected Proceedings of the St. Hilda's Conference, 1993. Volume 1 [Volume 2: Women, the Book and the Worldly].  Edited by Lesley Smith and Jane H. M. Taylor.  D.S. Brewer, 1995.  Pages 41 - 54.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Devotional Literature Manuscripts, Ownership of Social History Wills
  • Award Note:
  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: 14- 15
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  • Illustrations:
  • Table: Two statistical charts showing the women's social status and the types of religious literature represented in the wills studied.
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of York
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 1995.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0859914208