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The Syon pardon treatise : edited from London, British Library, MS Harley 2321

Title
The Syon pardon treatise : edited from London, British Library, MS Harley 2321 / by Kari Anne Rand.
Publication
  • Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, [2022]
  • ©2022

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Additional Authors
Rand, Kari Anne, 1951-
Description
lxxi, 91 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
"'The Syon Pardon Treatise' in London, BL, MS Harley 2321 is a Birgittine text from the second half of the fifteenth century. It has not previously been published and is unique except for eighteen lines found in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 156. The Harley text covers ninety-one pages and has the form of a sermon aimed at a lay audience. Birgittine sermons were delivered in the vernacular and restricted in length. However, the length of this text is such that it could not have been preached 'ad populum' in its entirety; the term treatise is more appropriate and has been used here. Harley 2321 appears to have been made for one or more brothers at Syon who were in contact with pilgrims there. The text provides a wealth of information on indulgences in late fifteenth-century England and insights that have relevance beyond Syon. The introduction contains detailed descriptions of the two manuscripts and discusses Birgittines and preaching, contemporary doctrine on indulgences and penance, and indulgences at Syon and other Birgittine foundations."--
Series Statement
Middle English texts ; 66
Uniform Title
Middle English texts ; v.66.
Subject
  • Syon Abbey (Isleworth, London, England) > History > Sources
  • Bridgettines > England > History > Sources
  • British Library
  • Syon Abbey (Isleworth, London, England)
  • Bridgettines
  • 1100-1500
  • Indulgences (Canon law) > History > Sources
  • English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
  • English literature > Middle English
  • Indulgences (Canon law)
  • English literature
  • England
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Sources.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [84]-91) and glossary.
Call Number
JFE 22-3924
ISBN
  • 9783825349745
  • 3825349748
LCCN
9783825349745
OCLC
1347725974
Title
The Syon pardon treatise : edited from London, British Library, MS Harley 2321 / by Kari Anne Rand.
Publisher
Heidelberg : Universitätsverlag Winter, [2022]
Copyright Date
©2022
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Middle English texts ; 66
Middle English texts ; v.66.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [84]-91) and glossary.
Chronological Term
1100-1500
Added Author
Rand, Kari Anne, 1951- editor, author.
Other Standard Identifier
9783825349745
Research Call Number
JFE 22-3924
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