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Medieval Irish saints' lives : an introduction to Vitae sanctorum Hiberniae /

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This is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. The book analyzes such questions as when and where the lives wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharpe, Richard, 1954-2020
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1991.
Subjects:
Christian hagiography > History > To 1500.
Church history > Middle Ages, 600-1500 > Historiography.
Christian saints > Ireland > Historiography.
Ireland > Church history > Historiography.
Saints chrétiens > Irlande > Historiographie.
Irlande > Histoire religieuse > Historiographie.
Église > Histoire > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge) > Historiographie.
Christian hagiography
Christian saints > Historiography
Church history > Middle Ages > Historiography
Historiography
Ireland
To 1500
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. The book analyzes such questions as when and where the lives were compiled.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191678219
019167821X