Le livre de la vertu du sacrement de mariage

This book makes available an important work by a seminal writer of the late fourteenth century. A valuable resource for research on medieval concepts of personal piety and medieval attitudes towards women, Mezieres's treatise is rich in imagery and opinions and offers an important contribution to the history of ideas. This edition offers an accurate, annotated transcription of Mezieres's complete text, edited for readers of Old French.