Page from The Book of Margery Kempe

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Arienne King
by British Library
published on 22 April 2019
Page from The Book of Margery Kempe Download Full Size Image

A page from The Book of Margery Kempe, probably copied from the original c. 1440 CE. This work was first dictated by Margery Kempe (c. 1373 - c. 1438 CE) in the mid 15th Century CE and may be the oldest surviving English biography.

This manuscript is the only surviving copy, and is part of the collection of the British Library, London.

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Library, British. "Page from The Book of Margery Kempe." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 22, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10490/page-from-the-book-of-margery-kempe/.

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