How Long to Read The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4)?

It takes the average reader 11 hours and 52 minutes to read The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4) by Colin B. Atkinson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

As its compiler Thomas Bentley writes, The Monument of Matrones (1582) is a 'domesticall librarie plentifullie stored and replenished'. This 1500-page book is one of a long line of books of secular prayer reaching from the Middle Ages through the sixteenth-century English compilations of prayer and meditations that grew out of the English Reformation. It is unique because it is addressed specifically to women and contains prayers and meditations written by women as well as for them. The Monument helped define women's roles in the Anglican Church and is intertwined with the whole nature of the Protestant Reformation and the place of women in it. The work is divided into seven numbered parts which Bentley titles 'Lamps'. This structural theme is based on a fusion of the imagery of the wise and foolish virgins and their lamps in Matthew 25:1-13 with the vision of the seven lampstands (or seven-branched candlestick) in Rev.1:20-2:1. In this facsimile edition Volume 1 contains Lamps 1-3, Volume 2 contains Lamp 4, and Volume 3 contains Lamps 5-7. The Introductory Note that appears in each of the three volumes provides an overview of the contents of The Monument which will help the reader to appreciate the riches of this immense book. It is also significant in identifying, for the first time, the compiler Thomas Bentley as the churchwarden of St Andrew Holborn, City of London. The copy reproduced in this edition is the British Library copy; where necessary, pages from The Huntington Library copy have been substituted.

How long is The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4)?

The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4) by Colin B. Atkinson is 696 pages long, and a total of 178,176 words.

This makes it 235% the length of the average book. It also has 218% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 16 hours and 13 minutes to read The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4)?

The Monument of Matrones Volume 2 (Lamp 4) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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