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Syon Abbey and its Books: Reading, Writing and Religion, c.1400-1700

By E A Jones (Editor), Alexandra M Walsham (Editor), Alexandra M Walsham (Contribution by), Ann Hutchison (Contribution by), C Annette Grise (Contribution by), Caroline Bowden (Contribution by), Claes Gejrot (Contribution by), Claire Walker (Contribution by), E A Jones (Contribution by), Peter Cunich (Contribution by), Vincent Gillespie (Contribution by), Virginia R Bainbridge (Contribution by)
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By E A Jones (Editor), Alexandra M Walsham (Editor), Alexandra M Walsham (Contribution by), Ann Hutchison (Contribution by), C Annette Grise (Contribution by), Caroline Bowden (Contribution by), Claes Gejrot (Contribution by), Claire Walker (Contribution by), E A Jones (Contribution by), Peter Cunich (Contribution by), Vincent Gillespie (Contribution by), Virginia R Bainbridge (Contribution by)
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Essays on the turbulent history of Syon Abbey, focussing on the role played by reading and writing in constructing its identity and experience.

Founded in 1415, the double monastery of Syon Abbey was the only English example of the order established by the fourteenth—century mystic St Bridget of Sweden. After its dispersal at the Dissolution, the community survived in exile and was briefly restored during the reign of Mary I; but with the accession of Elizabeth I, some of the nuns and brothe...

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