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Elanders, Vallingby: Svenska fornskriftsallskapet, 2007. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 414pp., (vii). Samlingar utgivna av Svenska fornskriftsallskapet Serie 1. Svenska skrifter 89. Bound in original soft covers. Several small bumps to extremities, light soiling and faint staining to exterior, and a small (approximately 1/2" x 1") worn and a bit more heavily stained area to back cover, though this isn't terribly offensive. Text clean and binding sound

Trade Paperback. Publisher: Svenska fornsskriftssällskapet | 2007 | Trade Paperback | 414 p. | This book is brand new. | Series: Serie 1. Svenska skrifter | Language: Svenska --- Information regarding the book: The literacy and learning that can be attributed to the female convent at Vadstena Abbey have not been yet thoroughly investigated, a lacuna this book aims to remedy. Through an analysis of the social community and a close reading of the texts transmitted by Cod. Holm. A 3, a significant manuscript used in the convent for table reading, this study dis¬cusses the textual world that structured the nuns’ life at Vadstena Abbey and thus attempts for the first time to take seriously the learning of the nuns of Vadstena.The first part of the book deals with the literacy events that were significant for the female convent, then turns to the literacy competences that can be found among the nuns of Vadstena Abbey, and finally describes the form of education the sisters could receive. The convent was… Read More