The Ancrene Riwle

The Ancrene Riwle The Corpus MS.: Ancrene Wisse - Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies

Paperback (01 Jan 1990) | English,English, Middle (1100-1500)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Translation of the Middle English manual 'Ancrene Riwle' ('Rule for Anchoresses'), which was composed between 1225 and 1240 for the spiritual instruction of women. This edition contains an introduction by Dom Gerard Sitwell and a preface by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Book information

ISBN: 9780859893411
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Imprint: Liverpool University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 248.8943
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English,English, Middle (1100-1500)
Number of pages: 196
Weight: 280g
Height: 200mm
Width: 196mm
Spine width: 15mm