Medieval Irish saints' lives : an introduction to Vitae sanctorum Hiberniae

This is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. The book analyzes such questions as when and where the lives wer...

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Medieval Irish saints' lives
1. Verfasser:
Sharpe, Richard
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1991.
Zusammenfassung:
This is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. The book analyzes such questions as when and where the lives were compiled.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 427 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191678219 (ebook) :
Schlagworte:
Christian hagiography > History > To 1500 > Ireland.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500 > Historiography.
Christian saints > Historiography.
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity
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