The Golden Legend
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$42.23
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2006
Summary
The Golden Legend
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. By creating a single-volume sourcebook of core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1229-98) attracted a huge audience across Europe.
This selection of over seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-conte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140446487 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140446486 |
| Author: | Jacobo di Voragine, Richard Hamer, Christopher Stace |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
About The Author
Jacobo di Voragine
Jacobus de Voragine (c.1229-98) was the medieval Archbishop of Genoa. He entered the Dominican Order in 1244 and became prior of the Order in Lombardy in 1267. In 1292 he became Archbishop and in this capacity was actively engaged in peacemaking between the local feuding families.
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