Jewel of the Soul
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- Hardcover
656 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2023
Summary
The first complete translation into a modern language of a major authority on the medieval Christian liturgy.
Honorius Augustodunensis’s Jewel of the Soul (the Gemma animae) gleams as one of the most attractive liturgical commentaries from the twelfth century. A lively and effective teacher, Honorius strives to unveil the meaning behind the sacred texts, objects, music, and ritual of the Roman Mass and Divine Office for young initiates. Building on t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674290815 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 067429081X |
| Author: | Honorius Augustodunensis, Zachary Thomas, Gerhard Eger |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 703g |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 133mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library |
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Critics Review
This edition offers a first-rate source for the study of liturgy in the early Middle Ages. This is a very successful edition which, although not critical, allows a much-improved reading of the Jewel of the Soul than the one in the Patrologia Latina. Thomas and Eger have made available to researchers a work that is worthy of the great erudition of Honorius, this enigmatic author with a passion for order, allegory, and history. – José Miguel de Toro * Journal of Medieval Latin *
There is much to applaud about these two volumes…The editors are to be congratulated for producing a volume that makes liturgical ritual accessible to a wider public. – Constant J. Mews * Medieval Review *
Honorius Augustodunensis
Zachary Thomas is a doctoral student in Medieval Studies at Cornell University. Gerhard Eger is a doctoral student in Medieval Cultures at the University of Barcelona.
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