Book Acquisition in the Medieval Franciscan Order.
The need to provide the friars with a sound theological formation for preaching and pastoral care forced the Franciscan order to establish a hierarchical network of convent schools in the Middle Ages. This inevitably necessitated the acquisition of books, both individually and institutionally, throu...
| Published in: | Journal of Religious History Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 14 - 29 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2003
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