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Author:   Professor Christina M Heckman (Person)
Publisher:   Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint:   D.S. Brewer
Weight:   0.666kg
ISBN:  

9781843847502

ISBN 10:   1843847507
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   17 June 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I - Labor, Work, and Materiality in the Early Middle Ages 1. The Artes mechanicae in the Early Middle Ages 2. Monastic Life and its Material Entanglements 3. Materia and the Dynamics of Early Medieval Making Part II - The Craft of Early Medieval Saints 4. Household Work and Caretaking in the Lives of the Saints 5. Saintly Work in Horticulture and Arable Agriculture 6. Pastoral Agriculture in the Lives of the Saints 7. Saintly Scribal Work and Its Entanglements 8. The Textile Arts in Saintly Vitae 9. Saintly Smiths in the Early Middle Ages 10. The Opus of Saintly Builders Conclusion Bibliography of Saints' Lives General Bibliography Index

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CHRISTINA M. HECKMAN is Professor of English at Augusta University, Georgia.

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