 |
|
|
Item Details
| Title:
|
CHRISTINA OF MARKYATE
A TWELFTH-CENTURY HOLY WOMAN |
| By: |
Samuel Fanous (Editor), Henrietta Layser (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
|
£37.99 |
| Our price: |
£36.85 |
| Discount: |
|
| You save:
|
£1.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ISBN 10: |
0415308593 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780415308595 |
| Availability: |
Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.
 Delivery
rates
|
| Stock: |
Currently 0 available |
| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
16 September, 2004 |
| Pages: |
288 |
| Description: |
This is an interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of the twelfth-century recluse and prioress Christina of Markyate. |
| Synopsis: |
Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser present a vivid interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which draws on research from a wide range of disciplines. This fascinating and comprehensive collection surveys the life of an extraordinary medieval woman. Christina of Markyate made a vow of chastity at an early age, against the wishes of her parents who intended her to marry. When forced into wedlock, she fled in disguise and went into hiding, receiving refuge in a network of hermitages. Christina became a religious recluse and eventually founded a priory of nuns attached to St. Albans. Beautifully illustrated, this book provides students who regularly encounter Christina with a research compendium from which to begin their studies, and introduces Christina to a wider audience. |
| Illustrations: |
8 colour illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Routledge |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
 |
Beware of the Dog
A scorching and deeply personal autobiography lifting the lid on the life and character of one of English rugby's most successful ever players. Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2010. Now in paperback.
|
Unhooking the Moon
A funny, joyful, touching road-trip adventure, with the most magical, entertaining girl character to ever dance through the pages of a children's book.
|
The Lacuna
Born in the US and reared in Mexico, Harrison Shepherd is a liability to his social-climbing flapper mother, Salome. Making himself useful in the household of the famed Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo, and exiled Bolshevik leader Lev Trotsky, young Shepherd inadvertently casts his lot with art and revolution.
|
The Finkler Question
"The Finkler Question" is a scorching story of friendship and loss, exclusion and belonging, and of the wisdom and humanity of maturity. Funny, furious, unflinching, this extraordinary novel shows one of our finest writers at his brilliant best.
|
|
|