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shanaqui
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Got this for my birthday this morning, already finished it, oops?

I like that it focuses not just on books but all kinds of manuscripts, including the quotidian. Because of that, it discusses a couple of cases of destruction I wasn't aware of.

WorldsOkayestStepMom Happy birthday! 2w
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bibliothecarivs
Life in a Medieval Village | Frances Gies, Joseph Gies
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Random book from our personal library.

#medieval #history

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bibliothecarivs
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Started

First assigned to read this in college 20 years ago, I have read a version of it every five years since, making this the fifth time.

#bede #history

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bibliothecarivs
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★★★★★

Orme admirably covered his huge topic. I learned so much. The book was beautifully designed by Yale University Press.

English Christianity in the mediaeval period has become a major fascination of mine. I asked Tudor historian Norman Jones for a recommendation and I'm so glad he suggested this.

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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our personal library.

#knight #medieval #england

Leftcoastzen Lovely! 1mo
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shanaqui
Pickpick

Soft pick. It's beautifully illustrated, with in-line colour illustrations, but it feels a bit... random? There wasn't a lot that surprised me, and I'd be hard-pressed to pick out any main points.

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Butterfinger
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Loving Jonathan Bailey and stalking him on google, I knew he played Shakespeare's Richard II earlier this year. I also adore Gaunt's and Kathryn Swynford's love story.

I learned so much from this book, such as Gaunt and his son, the future Henry IV, supported Richard. His arrogance and entitlement ruined his chances of a successful reign. Henry had even gone into exile peacefully until his inheritance was stolen.

I really want to read the play.

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annamatopoetry
Handbook of Medieval Sexuality | Vern L. Bullough, James Brundage
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Originally read two essays for a class and then decided to read all of them. As all essay collections, somewhat uneven. Overall a pick, though, and I was especially amused that 90% had at least one paragraph complaining about Foucault (The History of Sexuality was pretty wrong about the medieval era.)

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annamatopoetry
Handbook of Medieval Sexuality | Vern L. Bullough, James Brundage
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On the last essay, and finally able to have some opinions, because Old Norse.

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bunneeboy
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The maps always change…