Jones / Walsham Syon Abbey and its Books

Reading, Writing and Religion, c.1400-1700
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84615-815-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 24, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Studies in Modern British Religious History

Essays on the turbulent history of Syon Abbey, focussing on the role played by reading and writing in constructing its identity and experience.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, E A

Walsham, Alexandra M

Weitere Mitwirkende

Walsham, Alexandra M

Hutchison, Ann M.

Grise, C Annette

Bowden, Caroline

Gejrot, Claes

Walker, Claire

Jones, E A

Cunich, Peter

Gillespie, Vincent

Bainbridge, Virginia R.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Mittelalterliche, neuzeitliche Archäologie (Europa)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Syon Abbey and its Books: Origins, Influences and Transitions - E.A. Jones and Alexandra M Walsham
The Brothers of Syon, 1420-1695 - Peter Cunich
Syon Abbey: Women and Learning c.1415-1600 - Virginia Bainbridge
Syon and the English Market for Continental Printed Books: The Incunable Phase - Vincent Gillespie
'Moche profitable unto religious persones, gathered by a brother of Syon': Syon Abbey and English Books - C. Annette Grise
Continuity and Isolation: The Bridgettines of Syon in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries - Claire Walker
Books and Reading at Syon Abbey, Lisbon, in the Seventeenth Century - Caroline Bowden
The Syon Martiloge - Claes Gejrot
Syon Abbey Preserved: Some Historians of Syon - Ann M. Hutchison
Appendix: Syon Abbey's books at the University of Exeter