Author

Publication

2009 - Brill, Leiden, Netherlands

Language

English

Word Count

66,750 words, Guess

Page Count

267 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9789004177857
  • Open LibraryOL24060977M

Classifications

  • DDC220.7/7
  • LCCBS491.3 .S65 2009
  • LCCBS491.3.S65 2009

Description

"The Glossa Ordinaria on the Bible was the ubiquitous text of the Middle Ages. Compiled in twelfth-century France, this multi-volume work, containing the entire text of Scripture surrounded by a commentary drawn from patristic and medieval authors, is still extant in thousands of manuscripts, testifying to the centrality of the work for generations of medieval scholars. Although the Glossa has been the subject of modern study, it is surrounded by myth. This book, based on manuscript evidence, is the first to draw together the history of this monumental work, its authorship, content, layout, production and use. Raising new questions, and pointing the way to further research, it opens up the Glossa to all students of medieval religion and intellectual history"--P. [4] of cover.

Subjects

Topics

BibleGlossariesCommentariesGlossa ordinariaBible, commentariesHistory and criticismBible -- Commentaries -- History and criticism

Series Statement

  • Commentaria -- v. 3

Other Editions

  • The Glossa ordinaria: the making of a medieval Bible commentaryBrill2009-01-01

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