Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The golden legend was used widely by all echelons of society in the late mediaeval and early renaissance periods of european history as the principal guide to the lives of the christian saints. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. James of venice also known as iacobus veneticus grecus. James of venice also known as iacobus veneticus grecus d. Iacobus is quite a sophisticated name and a welcome find. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds. Thus it came to provide the definitive version of the miracle tales so beloved of medieval christendom. It was interesting to learn saints with names that i never knew of.
After gaining a reputation throughout northern italy as a preacher and theologian, he was provincial of lombardy 126778 and 128186 and archbishop of the independent city. If you know of any, please submit feedback via the link at the bottom of the page. Convert documents to beautiful publications and share them worldwide. The meaning, origin and history of the given name iacobus. Meaning, origin and history of the name iacobus behind the name. This presentation is aimed not only at making the reader familiar with the phenomenon legenda aurea but also at showing in what an old and popular european literary monument. Ornamental illuminated initial and partial border at beginning of advent ms gg. Ryan, william granger published by princeton university press 19950320 1995 isbn 10. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more. The latin library the classics page the classics page. The stories tend to be interesting and occasionally outlandish descriptions of the activities of the saints and their specific brand of saintly behaviour. For health reasons he has recently passed the maintenance of the library to someone new who will continue it in the same spirit. Iacobus meaning of iacobus, what does iacobus mean. After gaining a reputation throughout northern italy as a preacher and theologian, he was provincial of lombardy 126778 and 128186 and archbishop of the. For more than twenty years, the latin library has been a labor of love for its maintainer, william l. Speaking of himself in his chronicon januense, he says, while he was in his order, and after he had been made archbishop, he wrote many works. The highest award given by the cwv is the honor legion of the order of st. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of legenda aurea, the golden legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popular religious works.
Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of both factual and fictional storiessome preposterous, some profound, and some shockingthe golden legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the bible, during the late middle ages. Surprisingly, there is no modern critical edition, although this was an. We do not have any books for this individual listed. Meaning, origin and history of the name iacobus behind. Publication date 1850 topics saints legends publisher lipsiae.
Illustration for golden legend, 1493 saint margaret attracts the attention of the roman prefect, by jean fouquet from an illuminated manuscript initially entitled legenda sanctorum, it gained its popularity under. A male given name, equivalent to english jacob or james. Ad 256 288 was an early christian saint and martyr. His golden legend was one of the most popular religious works of the middle ages. If a man with gold rings and in fine clothing comes into your assembly and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, take a seat here, please, while you say to the poor man, stand there, or, sit at my feet, have you not. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The printer of the book, iehan petit i active 14921530, is the patriarch of a famous parisian publishing family, whose press was in the neighborhood of st. Publishing platform for digital magazines, interactive publications and online catalogs. Jacques, and thus in the neighborhood of the ancient dominican convent in paris. Iacobus quintus, rex scotorum james v, king of scots. The first ten chapters french edition by stanford, gwendolyn c. Legenda aurea vulgo historia lombardica dicta iacobus a voragine download bok. He was the author, or more accurately the compiler, of legenda aurea, the golden legend, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church that was one of the most popular religious.
In 1244 he entered the dominican order and at the age of 22 became a professor. The work attracted an enormous medieval readership and was translated into many european languages. Detailed record for royal 19 b xvii british library. Although unique, your little refined iacobus, is sure to make it a memorable one. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Mesmerizing yet elegant, the name is a great blend of character and flair. Legenda aurea vulgo historia lombardica dicta iacobus a.
He was initially tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows, though this did not kill him. Iacobus by asensi, matilde and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Saint sebastian is the patron saint of the catholic war veterans of the united states of america. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the roman emperor diocletian s persecution of christians. More than a thousand manuscripts of the text have survived.
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