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The Glossa Ordinaria: The Making of a Medieval Bible Commentary

The Glossa Ordinaria: The Making of a Medieval Bible Commentary

Hardcover

Bible StudiesGeneral European History

ISBN10: 900417785X
ISBN13: 9789004177857
Publisher: Brill
Published: Sep 17 2009
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.50 Depth: 9.60
Language: English
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.

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