St Ursula And The Eleven Thousand Virgins

Author : Jane Cartwright
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1783168684
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins written by Jane Cartwright and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 virgins was one of the most popular and relic-rich of all saints’ cults in the medieval period. This volume constitutes the first interdisciplinary collection of essays in English to explore the development and transmission of the legend of St Ursula in detail, considering a wealth of different sources including physical remains, literary texts, artistic representations and medieval music.

Author : Scott Bradford Montgomery
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039118526
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins of Cologne written by Scott Bradford Montgomery and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2010 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cult of St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgin Martyrs of Cologne was the most widespread relic cult in medieval Europe. The sheer abundance of relics of the Eleven Thousand Virgins, which allowed for the display of immense collections, shaped the notion of corporate cohesion that characterized the cult. Though the primacy of St. Ursula as the leader of this holy band was established by the tenth century, she was conceived as the head of a corporate body. Innumerable inventories and liturgical texts attest to the fact that this cult was commemorated and referenced as a collective mass - Undecim millium virginum. This group identity informed, and was formulated by, the presentation of their relics, as well as much of the imagery associated with this cult. This book explores the visual, textual, performative, and perceptual aspects of this phenomenon, with particular emphasis on painting and sculpture in late medieval Cologne. Examining the ways in which both texts and images worked as vestments, garbing the true core of relics which formed the body of the cult, the book examines the cult from the core outward, seeking to understand hagiographic texts and images in terms of their role in articulating relic cults.

Author : Jasmin Sell
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638197778
Total Pages : 23 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins written by Jasmin Sell and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2003-06-13 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Germanistik - Gattungen, Note: sehr gut, Technische Universität Dortmund (Kulturwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Sagen und Legenden, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Das Thema dieser Hausarbeit für das Seminar „Sagen und Legenden“ entstand daraus, dass meine Mutter Ursula heißt. Deswegen begab ich mich auf die Suche nach der Legende von St.Ursula und den 11000 Jungfrauen. Meine Wege führten mich nicht nur in die Bibliothek und ins Internet, sondern unter anderem auch in die St. Ursula Gemeinde in Köln, wo die Grabkammer der heiligen Ursula ist. Leider konnte ich diese nicht besichtigen, da sie momentan wegen Renovierungsarbeiten geschlossen ist. Aber ganz umsonst war die Fahrt nach Köln nicht, da ich im Pfarramt der St. Ursula Gemeinde eine Broschüre über Rheinische Kunststätten erhalten habe. Ein weiterer Weg führte mich in das Zisterzienser Kloster in Bochum-Stiepel, da ich gelesen hatte, dass die Zisterzienser einen Ursula-Kult betreiben würden. Dort durfte ich für meine Recherche sogar in die Bibliothek des Klosters. Ich hätte im Vorfeld dieser Hausarbeit nicht gedacht, dass es so interessant sei, nach einer Legende zu forschen, doch ich wurde eines Besseren belehrt. Jedes mal, wenn ich vor hatte, diese Hausarbeit zu schreiben, entdeckte ich neue Geschichten und Fakten rund um die Legende von St.Ursula und den 11000 Jungfrauen. Ich hoffe, dass das Lesen dieser Arbeit genauso viel Spaß macht, wie es mir die Suche nach der Legende bereitet hat.

Author : Jane Cartwright
Publisher : MHRA
ISBN 13 : 1907322590
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hystoria Gweryddon Yr Almaen written by Jane Cartwright and published by MHRA. This book was released on 2020 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval Welsh literature is rich in hagiographical lore and numerous Welsh versions of the Lives of saints are extant, recording the legends of both native and universal saints. Although the cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 virgins is well known internationally, this is the first time that a scholarly edition of her Welsh legend has been published in its entirety. Hystoria Gweryddon yr Almaen was adapted into Welsh by Sir Huw Pennant and it survives in a unique manuscript – Aberystwyth, National Library of Wales, Peniarth MS 182 (c. 1509–1514). The edition is accompanied by a full glossary, as well as detailed textual and linguistic notes, and information on the development and transmission of the legend. The peculiarities of the Welsh text are considered in the introduction as well as the similarities it shares with other versions. The volume also considers the wider cultural context of the legend and discusses the Welsh cult of St Ursula and her companions. Welsh tradition claims that Ursula was Welsh and she became associated with the church at Llangwyryfon in Ceredigion and other minor Welsh chapels.

Author : Catholic Church Martyrology
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342827978
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roman Martyrology . . written by Catholic Church Martyrology and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Jane Cartwright
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1783168692
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 Virgins written by Jane Cartwright and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2016-06-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The cult of St Ursula and the 11,000 virgins was one of the most popular and relic-rich of all saints’ cults in the medieval period. This volume constitutes the first interdisciplinary collection of essays in English to explore the development and transmission of the legend of St Ursula in detail, considering a wealth of different sources including physical remains, literary texts, artistic representations and medieval music.

Author : Karen A. Winstead
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150171158X
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chaste Passions written by Karen A. Winstead and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virgin martyrs make up one of the largest categories of medieval saints. To judge by their frequent appearances in art and literature, they also figure among the most venerated. The legends of virgin martyrs, retold in various ways through the centuries, illuminate trends in popular piety, values, and literary tastes. Chaste Passions contains sixteen English virgin martyr legends, each of a different saint and each translated into colloquial, modern English prose. Faithful in tone and meaning to the originals, Karen Winstead's lively translations allow contemporary readers to appreciate why virgin martyr legends thrived for hundreds of years. Winstead presents the tales in chronological order, tracing the effects of the composition and tastes of the audience on the development of the genre. The virgin martyr, Winstead tells us, escapes the confining female stereotypes—demure maiden or disruptive shrew—prevalent in writings of the period. Because nearly all of the texts were written by men but addressed to women, they exhibit a fascinating interplay between male views of so-called women's literature and the demands of their intended audience. Familiarity with this widely read genre is essential to a full understanding of medieval culture, and Chaste Passions is an excellent introduction to these often racy, sometimes comic, tales

Author : Christine Göttler
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004354506
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nomadic Object written by Christine Göttler and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A team of renowned scholars examines how sacred art and artefacts responded to the demands of a world stage in the age of reform, demonstrating the significance of religious systems for a global art history.

Author : Edward J. Gillin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108321828
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Palace of Science written by Edward J. Gillin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Palace of Westminster, home to Britain's Houses of Parliament, is one of the most studied buildings in the world. What is less well known is that while Parliament was primarily a political building, when built between 1834 and 1860, it was also a place of scientific activity. The construction of Britain's legislature presents an extraordinary story in which politicians and officials laboured to make their new Parliament the most radical, modern building of its time by using the very latest scientific knowledge. Experimentalists employed the House of Commons as a chemistry laboratory, geologists argued over the Palace's stone, natural philosophers hung meat around the building to measure air purity, and mathematicians schemed to make Parliament the first public space where every room would have electrically-controlled time. Through such dramatic projects, Edward J. Gillin redefines our understanding of the Palace of Westminster and explores the politically troublesome character of Victorian science.

Author : Edmund Hatfield
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020518935
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Legend of St. Ursula and the Virgin Martyrs of Cologne written by Edmund Hatfield and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exquisite volume, bound by the prestigious Son and Hodge Leighton bindery, contains a rare and valuable account of the legend of St. Ursula and her 11,000 virgin companions. Printed within beautiful engraved borders depicting scenes from the lives of the saints, this book is a true work of art and an important historical document. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.