Ludus Coventriae: A Collection Of Mysteries Formerly Represented At Coventry On The Feast Of Corpus Christi

by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps

Book Overview

Ludus Coventriae is a book that contains a collection of medieval plays, also known as mysteries, that were performed in the city of Coventry on the Feast of Corpus Christi. The plays were originally written in Middle English and were performed by guilds and tradespeople in the 15th and 16th centuries. The book was compiled and edited by John Orchard Halliwell, a 19th-century scholar and antiquarian, who collected and transcribed the plays from various...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162975768
• ISBN13: 9781162975764
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"