The Virgin Mary's Book at the Annunciation: Reading, Interpretation, and Devotion in Medieval England
- ISBN-10
- 1843845342
- ISBN-13
- 9781843845348
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 313
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer
- Author
- Laura Saetveit Miles
Description
An overlooked aspect of the iconography of the Annunciation investigated - Mary's book.
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- 2022-05-02
- 313 pages
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- D. S. Brewer
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