| English Medieval Books: The Reading Abbey Collections from Foundation to Dispersal Contributor(s): Coates, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198207565 ISBN-13: 9780198207566 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: This history of the books of Reading Abbey covers the period from the abbey's foundation to its dissolution, and follows up the dispersal of the book collections to c.1610. It provides valuable material on the ways in which books were used, and about the intellectual life of medieval monastery. Alan Coates makes an important contribution to our understanding of the fate of monastic books and book-collecting in the post-Dissolution period. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General - Political Science | Human Rights - Law | International |
| Dewey: 027.670 |
| LCCN: 98-37085 |
| Lexile Measure: 1630 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This history of the books of Reading Abbey covers the period from the abbey's foundation to its dissolution, and follows up the dispersal of the book collections to c.1610. It provides valuable material on the ways in which books were used, and about the intellectual life of medieval monastery. Alan Coates makes an important contribution to our understanding of the fate of monastic books and book-collecting in the post-Dissolution period. |
