Book of Devotions/Libro de Devociones y Oficios (Paperback)

Paperback. Constanza de Castilla was granddaughter of Pedro I and prioress of the monastery of Santo Domingo el Real in Madrid from approximately 1416 to 1465. The devotionary comprises a variety of prayers and liturgical offices in Spanish and Latin intended for use primarily by herself and by other women. This edition offers an introduction and notes explaining obsolete language and identifying biblical and liturgical sources, and indexes of the biblical citations and the linguistic notes. The first edition of the devotionary composed by Constanza de Castilla. Comprising a variety of prayers and liturgical offices in Spanish and Latin, the book provides evidence of the beliefs, experience, and expression of religious women in Spain of the later Middle Ages. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.