NUNS, SIGNATURES, AND LITERACY IN LATE-CAROLINGIAN CATALONIA

It is somewhat rare to be able to analyze the membership of an early medieval women's religious community in any detail. Sant Joan de Ripoll, which operated from the late ninth century until 1017 at modern-day Sant Joan de les Abadesses in Catalonia, provides not just this opportunity but the e...

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Main Author: Jarrett, Jonathan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
In: Traditio
Year: 2019, Volume: 74, Pages: 125-152
Further subjects:B Women
B diplomatic
B Catalonia
B Monasticism
B Palaeography
B Literacy
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