The talents of Jacopo da Varagine : a Genoese mind in Medieval Europe / Steven A. Epstein.

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Epstein, Steven, 1952- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, [2016]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781501700507
1501700502
9781501703614
1501703617

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Talents of Jacopo da VaragineDDC classification:

282.092 B 23

LOC classification:

BX4705.J28 E67 2016

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Contents:

The preacher -- Holy days -- Saintly people -- Genoa's past -- Genoa's own historian.

Summary: Jacopo da Varagine (c.1228-1298) is remembered today primarily for his immensely popular work 'The Golden Legend', a massive collection of stories about the saints. Compiled over the years 1260-67, it quickly eclipsed earlier collections of saints' lives. One indication of its popularity is the fact that so many manuscript copies of the work have survived. Despite the enduring influence of 'The Golden Legend', Jacopo remains an elusive figure because he left behind so little information about himself. This book sets out to remedy this situation through a careful study of all Jacopo's works, including many hundreds of sermons and his innovative chronicle of Genoese history.

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The preacher -- Holy days -- Saintly people -- Genoa's past -- Genoa's own historian.

Jacopo da Varagine (c.1228-1298) is remembered today primarily for his immensely popular work 'The Golden Legend', a massive collection of stories about the saints. Compiled over the years 1260-67, it quickly eclipsed earlier collections of saints' lives. One indication of its popularity is the fact that so many manuscript copies of the work have survived. Despite the enduring influence of 'The Golden Legend', Jacopo remains an elusive figure because he left behind so little information about himself. This book sets out to remedy this situation through a careful study of all Jacopo's works, including many hundreds of sermons and his innovative chronicle of Genoese history.

In English.

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