Syon Abbey and Its Books: Reading, Writing and Religion, C.1400-1700

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843835479
• ISBN13: 9781843835479
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"