The talents of Jacopo da Varagine : a Genoese mind in Medieval Europe /
Author / Creator: | Epstein, Steven, 1952- author. |
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Imprint: | Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, [2016] |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11306741 |
Summary: | Jacopo da Varagine (c. 1228-1298) is remembered today primarily for his immensely popular work The Golden Legend , a massive collection of stories about the saints. Compiled over the years 1260-67, The Golden Legend quickly eclipsed earlier collections of saints' lives. One indication of its popularity is the fact that so many manuscript copies of the work have survived--more than one thousand according to some estimates. Despite the enduring influence of The Golden Legend, Jacopo remains an elusive figure because he left behind so little information about himself. In The Talents of Jacopo da Varagine , Steven A. Epstein sets out to remedy this situation through a careful study of all Jacopo's works, including many hundreds of sermons and his innovative chronicle of Genoese history. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781501700507 1501700502 9781501703614 1501703617 |