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Category : Illumination of books and manuscripts
Languages : en
Pages : 146

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Author: Edmund Hatfield
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ISBN: 9781021865694
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Edmund Hatfield
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ISBN: 9781293199916
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Legend Of St. Ursula And Her Companions: With Illuminated Miniatures Taken From The Church Of S. Ursula, Cologne Edmund Hatfield, Wynkyn de Worde J. C. Hotten, 1869 Art; Techniques; Calligraphy; Art / Design / Book; Art / Techniques / Calligraphy; Illumination of books and manuscripts; Incunabula

Author: Claus Michael Kauffmann
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Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Category : Cologne
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Author: Jane Cartwright
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1783168684
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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The cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 virgins was one of the most popular and relic-rich of all saints’ cults in the medieval period. This volume constitutes the first interdisciplinary collection of essays in English to explore the development and transmission of the legend of St Ursula in detail, considering a wealth of different sources including physical remains, literary texts, artistic representations and medieval music.

Author: Edmund Hatfield
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020518935
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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This exquisite volume, bound by the prestigious Son and Hodge Leighton bindery, contains a rare and valuable account of the legend of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgin companions. Printed within beautiful engraved borders depicting scenes from the lives of the saints, this book is a true work of art and an important historical document. 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.

Author: John Ruskin
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 18

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Saint Ursula by John Ruskin is about a beautiful young princess and the daughter of King Maurus. Young Ursula must marry a heathen King or risk the fate of the English people. Excerpt: "There was once a just and most Christian King of Britain, called Maurus. To him and his wife Daria was born a little girl, the fairest creature that this earth ever saw. She came into the world wrapped in a hairy mantle, and all men wondered greatly what this might mean. Then the King gathered together his wise men to inquire of them. But they could not make known the thing to him, for only God in Heaven knew how the rough robe signified that she should follow holiness and purity all her days, and the wisdom of St. John the Baptist. And because of the mantle, they called her Ursula, 'Little Bear.'"

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Author: Karen Anne Winstead
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801485572
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes--demure maiden or disruptive shrew--prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales