What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries by David N. Bell - 1995

Athens: Cistercian Publications, 1995. The covers have a touch of edge wear. The literacy and education of medieval nuns has been a subject of dispute and study in recent years. In his third Index of medieval libraries, David Bell presents a comprehensive list of all manuscripts and printed books which have been traced with certainty or high probability to english nunneries. A systematic listing of the books available to english nuns, and in the process an indication of the wealth, the intellectual level, and the spirituality of english nuns from the Conquest to the Reformation. . Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.