This collection of essays, the third in an integrated series of three and focused on the literacies of nuns in medieval Europe, brings together specialists working on diverse geographical areas to create a dialogue about the Latin and vernacular texts nuns read, wrote, and exchanged from the eighth to the mid-sixteenth centuries.

La période qui s’étend de 1500 à 1535 est d’une fécondité extraordinaire dans l’histoire du texte biblique. L’imprimerie permet la multiplication et la diffusion rapide des livres, l’humanisme favorise la connaissance des langues anciennes, particulièrement de l’hébreu et du grec, la Réforme naissante promeut une culture biblique populaire qui passe par des versions vernaculaires, dont Luther donne l’exemple.

To mark the sixtieth year of this rich career, thirteen scholars from eight countries have produced a volume of essays honouring the man who was to some of them a teacher, to others a collaborator, to all a friend and model. The subjects covered are those that have most interested Prof. Derolez and have earned him worldwide renown.