Medieval English nunneries

c.1275-1535

Medieval English nunneries
Eileen Edna Power, Eileen Edna ...
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Medieval English nunneries

c.1275-1535

Eileen Power, best known for her posthumously published "Medieval Women," was one of the foremost scholars of medieval economic and social history in the first half of the twentieth century.
Her "Medieval English Nunneries" (publish in 1922) is a very substantial study of medieval English nunneries between 1275 and 1535. Power examines in depth who entered the convents, how they were organized, their finances, activities and problems. Although medieval nunneries were significantly poorer and less well documented than the monastic houses, Power uses the available sources to build up a multifaceted picture of medieval life. Her arguments are firmly rooted in documentary evidence, but are presented in an extremely accessible and engaging style. The book reveals that convent life was not particularly ascetic or learned, and that in poorer houses the nuns had to find additional sources of income. Power's account of their methods of coping makes fascinating reading. Power also includes a chapter on Nuns in Medieval Literature as well.

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Medieval English nunneries: c.1275 to 1535.
1964, Biblo and Tannen
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Medieval English nunneries: c.1275-1535
1922, Cambridge University Press
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