medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Also worth checking are the statutes in Powicke and Cheney, Councils and Synods vol. 2 pts. 1 & 2. They often list the books every parish should have. Records of visitations occasionally comment on the presence or absence of such books and the condition in which the visitors found them.
Tom Izbicki
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religionIs there any way of knowing if the whole Bible (vulgate or others) was adequately available in Medieval England? Did each church or parish have at least one? What was the role of partial texts: NT, OT, Psalms, one book, one extra-canonical book?
Is there any story, poem, etc. in medieval English literature that portrays someone other than a priest, a monk, a nun reading a Bible?
Thank you for your attention.
Robert D. PeckhamProfessor of French Emeritus
Univ. of Tennessee at Martin
Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques