2017/03/06 by Anthony Bale · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Medieval Literature and History #Historical Studies of British Isles #Marriage and Sexual Relationships #Context (archaeology) #Art #Reputation #History #Classics #Art history #Sociology #Archaeology #Social science
paper · doi:10.5325/chaucerrev.52.2.0173
openalex publication_date 2017/03/06 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
Abstract “Salthows” or Salthouse has long been acknowledged as the scribe of the unique surviving manuscript of The Book of Margery Kempe. This article proposes a detailed biographical background of Salthouse, identified as Richard Salthouse of Norwich. The connections between Salthouse, Kempe, and the city of Norwich are explored, to deepen our understanding of the context in which Kempe's reputation developed and the context in which the manuscript of the The Book of Margery Kempe was written.