Medieval Christian Literary Imagery
Medieval Christian Literary Imagery

Author: Robert Earl Kaske

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Published: 1988-01-01

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780802066633

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If a reader of Chaucer suspects that an echo of a biblical verse may somehow depend for its meaning on traditional commentary on that verse, how does he or she go about finding the relevant commentaries? If one finds the word 'fire' in a context that suggests resonances beyond the literal, how does that reader go about learning what the traditional figurative meanings of fire were? It was to the solution of such difficulties that R.E. Kaske addressed himself in this volume setting out and analyzing the major repositories of traditional material: biblical exegesis, the liturgy, hymns and sequences, sermons and homilies, the pictorial arts, mythography, commentaries on individual authors, and a number of miscellaneous themes. An appendix deals with medieval encyclopedias. Kaske created a tool that will revolutionize research in its designated field: the discovery and interpretation of the traditional meanings reflected in medieval Christian imagery.

Missale Ad Usum Ecclesie Westmonasteriensis
Missale Ad Usum Ecclesie Westmonasteriensis

Author: John Wickham Legg

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019874134

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A Latin missal containing the texts of the Mass according to the use of Westminster Abbey, edited and annotated by liturgical scholar John Wickham Legg. This work provides a valuable historical record of the liturgical practices of Westminster Abbey during the medieval and early modern periods, and is an essential resource for scholars of medieval liturgy. With detailed notes and commentary, this work is a must-read for liturgical historians. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Norman Conquest in English History
The Norman Conquest in English History

Author: George Garnett

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2021-01-21

Total Pages: 491

ISBN-13: 0198726163

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At a time when the Battle of Hastings and Magna Carta have become common currency in political debate, this study of the role played by the Norman Conquest in English history between the eleventh and the seventeenth centuries is both timely and relevant.