| The Golden Legend, Volume I: Readings on the Saints Revised Edition Contributor(s): De Voragine, Jacobus (Author), Ryan, William Granger (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0691001537 ISBN-13: 9780691001531 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 1995 Annotation: In the course of reading these stories, which are arranged according to the order of saints' feasts days throughout the liturgical year, readers happen upon many fascinating cultural and historical topics. At the same time, these stories draw abundantly on Holy Scripture to shed light on the mysteries of the Christian faith. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Catholic |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Golden Legend Vol. 1 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.14" W x 9.2" (1.29 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional stories, The Golden Legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. In his new translation, the first in modern English of the complete text from the Graesse edition, William Granger Ryan captures the immediacy of this rich, image-filled work, and offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and in popular religious culture more generally. |
