This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Englished by william caxton, first edition 1483, edited by f. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. By 1500, there were more copies of it in circulation than it is impossible to understand the late middle ages without grasping the importance of the golden legend, the most popular medieval.
In search of sacred time princeton university press. 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. By 1500, there were more copies of it in circulation than there were of the bible itself. Cochrane published by princeton university press 20140223 2014. He entered the order of the friars preachers of st dominic in 1244, and besides preaching with success in many parts of italy, taught in the schools of his own fraternity. Reames, 1 book butler, pierce, 1 book pierre stables, 1 book robertjacques thibaud, 1 book naomi pearman, 1 book filippo.
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If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Translator william granger ryan is to be thanked for rendering this monument almost 800 pages of medieval piety into accessible english. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of legenda aurea, the golden legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popular religious works of the middle ages. Voragine legende doree avent lecture christiane jehanne. Voragine legende doree saint silvestre pape lecture. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Voragine legende doree saint nicolas lecture christiane jehanne.
Yet, it was the bestseller of the middle ages, a period during which hagiographies, i. 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. One of the central texts of the middle ages, the golden legend deeply influenced the imagery of poetry, painting and stained glass with its fascinating descriptions of saints lives and religious festivals. Golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle ages. The golden legend goodreads meet your next favorite book. Voragine legende doree saint silvestre pape lecture christiane jehanne. After gaining a reputation throughout northern italy as a preacher and theologian, he was provincial of lombardy 126778 and 128186 and. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections.
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Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. It is one of the alltime catholic classics, of immense unction, and is the basis of much iconography. 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. Voragine legende doree saint ignace lecture christiane jehanne. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of legenda sanctorum, also known as the golden legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popular religious works of the middle ages.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. It was one of the first books william caxton printed in the english language. His quattro leggende del beato jacopo da varagine, 1849. Jacques, and thus in the neighborhood of the ancient dominican convent in paris. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. By the 15th century, editions of voragine s golden legend were available in every major european language. Shop amongst our popular books, including 54, the golden legend aurea legenda, the golden legend, or, lives of the saints. 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. This book is a great introduction for nonspecialists to voragines legenda aurea a compendium of saints lives set out in the order of the liturgical year. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. Gregory is from paul the lombard and a later john the deacon. In search of sacred time is the first comprehensive history and interpretation of this crucial book. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. This collection of about 170 lives of the saints was the most read book during the ages of faith, second only to the holy bible.
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. Published april 18th 2018 by forgotten books paperback, 306 pages authors. For example, world war ii with quotes will give more precise results than world war ii without quotes. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read legenda aurea. Rudolphi clutii, ordinis praedicatorum sacrae theologiae baccalaurei. The golden legend, an extensive collection of saints biographies, became one of the bestselling books of the late medieval period. It was likely compiled around the years 12591266, although the text was added to over the centuries. How the golden legend shaped the medieval imagination.