Translator william granger ryan is to be thanked for rendering this monument almost 800 pages of medieval piety into accessible english. In his new translation, the first in modern english of the complete text from the graesse edition, william granger ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, imagefilled work, and offers an important. It was written in latin in the second third of the thirteenth century and was a medieval best seller in the middle ages, second only to the bible. By 1500, there were more copies of it in circulation than there were of the bible itself. Voragine legende doree saint silvestre pape lecture.
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The printer of the book, iehan petit i active 14921530, is the patriarch of a famous parisian publishing family, whose press was in the neighborhood of st. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. Gregory is from paul the lombard and a later john the deacon. The golden legend goodreads meet your next favorite book. More than a thousand manuscripts of the text have survived. Reames, 1 book butler, pierce, 1 book pierre stables, 1 book robertjacques thibaud, 1 book naomi pearman, 1 book filippo. In search of sacred time princeton university press. Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories, the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle ages. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Voragine legende doree saint ignace lecture christiane jehanne. Golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle ages.
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In search of sacred time is the first comprehensive history and interpretation of this crucial book. Voragine legende doree saint silvestre pape lecture christiane jehanne. It was likely compiled around the years 12591266, although the text was added to over the centuries. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jacques le goff, one of the worlds most renowned medievalists, provides a lucid, compelling, and unparalleled account of why and how the golden legend exerted such a profound influence on medieval life. Voragine legende doree avent lecture christiane jehanne. Englished by william caxton, first edition 1483, edited by f. Rudolphi clutii, ordinis praedicatorum sacrae theologiae baccalaurei.