Literature and Devotion in Later Medieval England: A selection of manuscripts from Durham University Library - Paperback

by Richard Gameson (Author)

Embracing poetic and prose writings on philosophy, contemplation and bibliophily, key service books for the clergy, and devotional texts for the laity, this book explores the interrelated themes of literature and devotion in England from the Black Death to the Reformation as seen through the lens of twenty-six precious manuscripts in Durham University Library.