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Books were incredibly expensive, they would be in castles and monasteries, but Joe Shmoe rural priest wouldn't just have Latin and Greek books hanging around his house. That shit had to be hand drawn in scriptoriums and written on sheepskin, even a Latin bible would not have been accessible to your average household outside of the very wealthy or religious institutions.
— Nov 24, 2025 05:16PM
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Liz
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I'm having feelings about the historical accuracy in the first few chapters here. Joan is being told that she is not allowed to learn how to read due to being a woman and while women at this time, particularly peasants, were not encouraged to learn to read, it was seen as not necessary rather than against God. Her father's violent dogmatic religious perspective feels much more modern. Also, why do they have books?
— Nov 24, 2025 05:14PM
