Manuscript on paper, in a single cursive hand, of an English version of Manrique?s biography of Sister Ana de Jes?s, a companion of St. Teresa of Avila who also founded Carmelite convents in France and the Spanish Netherlands.
Description:
Teaching resource: English Paleography Examples, 16th-18th century
Subject (Topic):
Catholics--England, Christian saints--Spain--Biography, Counter-Reformation, Devotional literature, English, Mysticism, and Women--Religious life