Anchoress and Abbess in Ninth-Century Saxony

Anchoress and Abbess in Ninth-Century Saxony
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Publisher : CUA Press
Total Pages : 225
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ISBN-10 : 9780813215693
ISBN-13 : 0813215692
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Download or read book Anchoress and Abbess in Ninth-Century Saxony written by Frederick S. Paxton and published by CUA Press. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the growing field of early medieval texts in translation, this book presents the first full English translations of the Lives of Liutbirga of Wendhausen, the first anchoress in Saxony, and Hathumoda, the first abbess of Gandersheim.


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