The Writings of Agnes of Harcourt: The Life of Isabelle of France and the Letter on Louis IX and Longchamp
(Part of the Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture Series)
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Agnes of Harcourt is an important though little known thirteenth-century author. Born into a leading Norman noble family, she became an abbess at the new royal Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, founded just outside of Paris by Isabelle of France, sister of Louis IX. In the 1280s Agnes wrote a substantial biography of Isabelle of France, as well as a brief letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey. These texts were based on Agnes's first-hand...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:026804404X
ISBN13:9780268044046
Release Date:September 2003
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Length:120 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.9" x 8.7"
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