The Golden Legend

Jacobo di Voragine, Richard Hamer, Christopher Stace

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Italian

Penguin Classics
25 May 2006

History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Christian theology

THE GOLDEN LEGEND is one of the central texts of the Middle Ages

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-contemporaries such as St Dominic, St Francis of Assissi and St Elizabeth of Hungary. Here, witnesses to the true faith endure horrific tortures; reformed prostitutes win divine forgiveness; while other women live disguised as monks or nobly resist lustful tyrants. Lucid and compelling, The Golden Legend offers an enthralling insight into the medieval mind.

By: Jacobo di Voragine
Edited by: Richard Hamer
Translated by: Christopher Stace
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 315g
ISBN: 9780140446487
ISBN 10: 0140446486
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 25 May 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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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The Golden Legend

Jacobo di Voragine, Richard Hamer, Christopher Stace

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