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Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary
William Of Malmesbury
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Description for Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Hardback. The Miracles of the Virgin Mary, written c. 1135 by the Benedictine monk and historian William of Malmesbury (d. 1143), is an important document in the history of Marian devotion in medieval Europe. Editor(s): Winterbottom, Michael; Thomson, Prof. R. M. Series: Boydell Medieval Texts. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This is the first title in the new series Boydell Medieval Texts, which will provide scholarly editions of major works with facing translation. Written c. 1135 by the Benedictine monk, historian and scholar William of Malmesbury (d. 1143), The Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary is of interest on several counts. It belongs in the first wave of collected miracles of the Virgin, produced by English Benedictine monks in the 1120s and '30s. These collections were to be influential across Europe and through the rest of the medieval period. Only two copies of William's work survive in anything ... Read more
This is the first title in the new series Boydell Medieval Texts, which will provide scholarly editions of major works with facing translation. Written c. 1135 by the Benedictine monk, historian and scholar William of Malmesbury (d. 1143), The Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary is of interest on several counts. It belongs in the first wave of collected miracles of the Virgin, produced by English Benedictine monks in the 1120s and '30s. These collections were to be influential across Europe and through the rest of the medieval period. Only two copies of William's work survive in anything ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
783g
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270163
SKU
V9781783270163
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Ref
99-15
About William Of Malmesbury
Honorary Research Associate, School of History and Classics, University of Tasmania.
Reviews for Miracles of the Blessed Virgin Mary
[An] excellent edition. REVUE D'HISTOIRE ECCLESIASTIQUE The edition is almost immaculate. ARCHIVES [An] elegant translation ... reliable, meticulously referenced, readable, and easily accessible. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW