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Dispensing quails, mincemeat, leaven
Katherine Parr's patronage of the paraphrases of Erasmus
pp. 36-54
Abstract
found appropriate patronage, not in a Machiavellian Secretary of State, but in a noble lady of irenic temperament and sincere attachment to humanist learning. … It is in her circle, which revives the traditions of her royal predecessors Margaret Beaufort and Catherine of Aragon, that the Erasmian spirit finds new shelter and influential support.5
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Pender Patricia, Smith Rosalind (2014) Material cultures of early modern women's writing. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 36-54
Full citation:
Pender Patricia (2014) „Dispensing quails, mincemeat, leaven: Katherine Parr's patronage of the paraphrases of Erasmus“, In: P. Pender & R. Smith (eds.), Material cultures of early modern women's writing, Dordrecht, Springer, 36–54.