However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. 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. Le goff describes how this ambitious book was carefully crafted to. Englished by william caxton, first edition 1483, edited by f. 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. 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. An example in caxtons translation shows his method. Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional. In search of sacred time is the first comprehensive history and interpretation of this crucial book. 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. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of legenda aurea, the golden legend, a collection of the legendary lives of. Reames, 1 book butler, pierce, 1 book pierre stables, 1 book robertjacques thibaud, 1 book naomi pearman, 1 book filippo. It was likely compiled around the year 1260, although the text was added to over the centuries. The book sought to compile traditional lore about all of the saints venerated at the time of its compilation.
Art in tuscany the golden legend legenda aurea or legenda. Trn, isbn 0691204543, isbn 9780691204543, like new used, free shipping in the us. Translator william granger ryan is to be thanked for rendering this monument almost 800 pages of medieval piety into accessible english. It is impossible to understand the late middle ages without grasping the importance of the golden legend, the most popular medieval collection of saints lives. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The late jacques le goff 19242014 made a specialty of writing books informed by historical scholarship yet accessible to a nonspecialist audience, generally on unusual and intriguing topics probably his best known is the birth of purgatory 1985. 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. At the end of the th century voragine grappled with the. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. He entered the order of the friars preachers of st dominic in 1244, and besides preaching with success in many parts of. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, the golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle ages. In4, incunable, plein maroquin rouge, dos richement ornes aux petits fers, titre dore, reliure posterieure, 1 fnc, 156 pp en gros car. It was likely compiled around the years 12591266, although the text was added to over the centuries. 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, who was one of the worlds most renowned medievalists, provides a lucid and compelling. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. How the golden legend shaped the medieval imagination. Jacques, and thus in the neighborhood of the ancient dominican convent in paris. It was one of the first books william caxton printed in the english language. More than a thousand manuscripts of the text have survived. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Yet, it was the bestseller of the middle ages, a period during which hagiographies, i. Shop amongst our popular books, including 54, the golden legend aurea legenda, the golden legend, or, lives of the saints. Mar 31, 2014 in search of sacred time is the first comprehensive history and interpretation of this crucial book.
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