Author: di Voragine, Jacobo

Brand: Penguin

Color: Black

Edition: Revised ed.

Features:

• Penguin Books

Binding: paperback

Format: roughcut

Number Of Pages: 432

Release Date: 01-05-1999

Part Number: 9780140446487

Details: A new, authoritative translation of one of the central texts of the Middle Ages.

By creating a single-volume sourcebook of all the core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine attracted a huge audience across Europe, including Geoffrey Chaucer. This selection of more than seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries like St. Dominic, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. Elizabeth of Hungary. The Golden Legend is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand medieval imagery, art, and thought.

EAN: 9780140446487

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English, Latin