Gilte Legende Vol II
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Early English Text Society
Published: October 5, 2007
Language: eng; enm
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780199234394
Subjects: Christian theology; Literary studies: general; Other prose: classical, early & medieval; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Literary Collections; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literature: Classics; Ancient, Classical & Medieval; Christian Theology - General; Literary Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Description: This is a translation of Jean de Vignay's 'Legende Doree', itself a translation of Jacobus de Voragine's 'Legenda Aurea', one of the most widely copied, translated, and read books of the later Middle Ages. Volumes I and II contain the text, while Volume III contains the introduction, explanatory notes, and glossary.
Notes: Early English Text Society Original Series