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The paper discusses literacy and book ownership among Luxembourg noblewomen during the second half of the fourteenth century. This was a period in which Charles IV and his son and successor Wenzel built up a library in Prague. Hardly any facts are known about the education of Charles’ wives. However we know that John, the Chancellor and Bishop of Olmütz, dedicated a collection of letters and texts...