nunneries in France and England, 890-1215 Venarde, Bruce L. 1962- creator text bibliography History. Electronic books. nyu 1997 monographic eng 1 online resource (xix, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps. "In this innovative and engaging work, Bruce L. Venarde uncovers a largely unknown story of women's religious lives and puts female monasticism in the mainstream of medieval ecclesiastical history. Venarde deftly interweaves narrative and statistical data to describe in broad historical context the multiplication of French and English nunneries during the central Middle Ages."--Jacket. The expansion of female monasticism in the Central Middle Ages -- The old-fashioned way: Foundations in the tenth and eleventh centuries -- Nunneries in the Age of Change, circa 1080-circa 1170 -- Social and economic contexts in the eleventh and twelfth centuries -- The end of an era, circa 1170-circa 1215. Bruce L. Venarde. Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-233) and indexes. e------ Convents Europe History Monasticism and religious orders for women History Middle Ages, 600-1500 Convents Monasticism and religious orders for women Middle Ages Europe Nonnen Vrouwenkloosters RELIGION / Institutions & Organizations RELIGION / Monasticism BX4220.E85 V46 1997eb 271/.9/00420902 Venarde, Bruce L., 1962- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997 (DLC) 96030260 (OCoLC)35008240 9781501717246 1501717243 22573/ctv1krtk3 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1814666 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1814666 N$T 180524 20200709060614.0 on1037275439 eng