The Virgin Mary's book at the Annunciation : reading, interpretation, and devotion in Medieval England /

The Annunciation remains one of the most recognizable scenes in western Christianity: the angel Gabriel addressing the Virgin Mary, capturing the moment when Christ becomes incarnate. But one consistent detail has evaded our scrutiny - Mary's book. What was she reading? What does her book mean?...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Miles, Laura Saetveit
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : D. S. Brewer, 2020.
Temas:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Annunciation > History of doctrines.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Books and reading.
Marie, > Sainte Vierge > Annonciation > Histoire des doctrines.
Marie, > Sainte Vierge > Livres et lecture.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint
Books and reading
Art
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Imitatio Mariae : Mary, Medieval Readers, and Conceiving the Word
  • Performing the Psalms: The Annunciation in the Anchorhold
  • Reading the Prophecies: Meditation and Female Literacy in Lives of Christ Texts
  • Writing the Book: The Annunciations of Visionary Women
  • Imagining the Book: Of Three Workings in Man's Soul and Books of Hours
  • Inhabiting the Annunciation: The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and the Pynson Ballad
  • Coda: Mary and Her Book at the Reformation
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

Ejemplares similares