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The Prayed Francis

Liturgical Vitae and Franciscan Identity in the Thirteenth Century

Edited by Marco Bartoli, Filippo Sedda, Timothy Johnson, Jacques Dalarun ...

The sources contained in this volume offer an introduction to early liturgical texts dedicated to Francis of Assisi. Frequently ignored by scholars, these crucial sources present a collection of incredible perspectives on how religious communities, both within and outside the Franciscan Order, constructed their identities as they interpreted and performed the life of Francis of Assisi in prayer. ... Read more

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The sources contained in this volume offer an introduction to early liturgical texts dedicated to Francis of Assisi. Frequently ignored by scholars, these crucial sources present a collection of incredible perspectives on how religious communities, both within and outside the Franciscan Order, constructed their identities as they interpreted and performed the life of Francis of Assisi in prayer.
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Francis' Nudity

Historical reflection on the stripping of the Poor Man of Assisi

by Marco Bartoli ...

A young man arrives in the public square to confront his father and his city for its violence and greed. He wants off the social grid. In a dramatic gesture of renunciation, he takes off all his clothes and hands them back to his father and walks away, in search of a new identity and purpose with his God. In this insightful and inspiring book, Bartoli explores the meaning of Francis' gestures of ... Read more

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A young man arrives in the public square to confront his father and his city for its violence and greed. He wants off the social grid. In a dramatic gesture of renunciation, he takes off all his clothes and hands them back to his father and walks away, in search of a new identity and purpose with his God. In this insightful and inspiring book, Bartoli explores the meaning of Francis' gestures of
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A Poisoned Past

The Life and Times of Margarida de Portu, a Fourteenth-Century Accused Poisoner

by Steven Bednarski ...

This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death. As Bednarski points out, the story is important not so much for what it tells us about Margarida but for how it illuminates a past world. Through the depositions and accusations made in court, the reader learns much about medieval women, female agency, kin networks, ... Read more

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This is the story of Margarida de Portu, a fourteenth-century French medieval woman accused of poisoning her husband to death. As Bednarski points out, the story is important not so much for what it tells us about Margarida but for how it illuminates a past world. Through the depositions and accusations made in court, the reader learns much about medieval women, female agency, kin networks,
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The King's Two Bodies

A Study in Medieval Political Theology

by Ernst Kantorowicz, William Chester Jordan ...

Series series Princeton Classics
Originally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitted the postmortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, “The king is dead. Long live the king.” In The King’s Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz traces the historical dilemma ... Read more

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Originally published in 1957, this classic work has guided generations of scholars through the arcane mysteries of medieval political theology. Throughout history, the notion of two bodies has permitted the postmortem continuity of monarch and monarchy, as epitomized by the statement, “The king is dead. Long live the king.” In The King’s Two Bodies, Ernst Kantorowicz traces the historical dilemma
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What Was History?

The Art of History in Early Modern Europe

by Anthony Grafton ...

Series series Canto Classics
From the late fifteenth century onwards, scholars across Europe began to write books about how to read and evaluate histories. These pioneering works grew from complex early modern debates about law, religion and classical scholarship. Anthony Grafton's book is based on his Trevelyan Lectures of 2005, and it proves to be a powerful and imaginative exploration of some central themes in the history ... Read more

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From the late fifteenth century onwards, scholars across Europe began to write books about how to read and evaluate histories. These pioneering works grew from complex early modern debates about law, religion and classical scholarship. Anthony Grafton's book is based on his Trevelyan Lectures of 2005, and it proves to be a powerful and imaginative exploration of some central themes in the history
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Becoming Holy (without becoming Holier-than-Thou)

by Karen Woods ...

A fresh translation of St. Francis of Assisi's Admonitions along with brief reflections on those, supporting each of the admonitions with passages from other of St. Francis' extant writings and selections from early Franciscan biographies. ... Read more

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A fresh translation of St. Francis of Assisi's Admonitions along with brief reflections on those, supporting each of the admonitions with passages from other of St. Francis' extant writings and selections from early Franciscan biographies.
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Lucretia Borgia: According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day

by Ferdinand Gregorovius ...

DON MICHELANGELO GAETANI DUKE OF SERMONETA First published New York 1904 Reissued 1968 by Benjamin Blom, Inc. 10452 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-20226 Manufactured in the United States of America BENJAMIN BLOM—New York/London TO DON MICHELANGELO GAETANI DUKE OF SERMONETA ... Read more

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DON MICHELANGELO GAETANI DUKE OF SERMONETA First published New York 1904 Reissued 1968 by Benjamin Blom, Inc. 10452 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-20226 Manufactured in the United States of America BENJAMIN BLOM—New York/London TO DON MICHELANGELO GAETANI DUKE OF SERMONETA
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Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia

Brother & Sister of History's Most Vilified Family

by Samantha Morris ...

This myth-busting biography reveals the fascinating true lives of Renaissance Italy's most infamous brother and sister.Salacious rumors have shrouded the Borgia family for centuries. In particular, tales of murder and incest have stuck to the names of Cesare and Lucrezia. But in this enlightening biography, Samantha Morris separates fact from fiction, presenting these two fascinating individuals ... Read more

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This myth-busting biography reveals the fascinating true lives of Renaissance Italy's most infamous brother and sister.Salacious rumors have shrouded the Borgia family for centuries. In particular, tales of murder and incest have stuck to the names of Cesare and Lucrezia. But in this enlightening biography, Samantha Morris separates fact from fiction, presenting these two fascinating individuals
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The Admonitions of St. Francis

Sources and Meanings

by Robert J. Karris Ofm ...

This text offers a fresh translation of each admonition, parallel texts previously noted by other scholars or newly uncovered by Karris, as well as comments on each admonition verse by verse. The reader is led into Francis’s “theological workshop” where it becomes clear how Francis imprinted his own logo on the spiritual traditions he inherited. ... Read more

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This text offers a fresh translation of each admonition, parallel texts previously noted by other scholars or newly uncovered by Karris, as well as comments on each admonition verse by verse. The reader is led into Francis’s “theological workshop” where it becomes clear how Francis imprinted his own logo on the spiritual traditions he inherited.
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History, Medicine, and the Traditions of Renaissance Learning

by Nancy G. Siraisi ...

Series series Cultures Of Knowledge In The Early Modern World
A path-breaking work at last available in paper, History, Medicine, and the Traditions of Renaissance Learning is Nancy G. Siraisi’s examination of the intersections of medically trained authors and history from 1450 to 1650. Rather than studying medicine and history as separate traditions, Siraisi calls attention to their mutual interaction in the rapidly changing world of Renaissance erudition. ... Read more

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A path-breaking work at last available in paper, History, Medicine, and the Traditions of Renaissance Learning is Nancy G. Siraisi’s examination of the intersections of medically trained authors and history from 1450 to 1650. Rather than studying medicine and history as separate traditions, Siraisi calls attention to their mutual interaction in the rapidly changing world of Renaissance erudition.
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The Poor and the Perfect

The Rise of Learning in the Franciscan Order, 1209–1310

by Neslihan Şenocak ...

One of the enduring ironies of medieval history is the fact that a group of Italian lay penitents, begging in sackcloths, led by a man who called himself simple and ignorant, turned in a short time into a very popular and respectable order, featuring cardinals and university professors among its ranks. Within a century of its foundation, the Order of Friars Minor could claim hundreds of permanent ... Read more

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One of the enduring ironies of medieval history is the fact that a group of Italian lay penitents, begging in sackcloths, led by a man who called himself simple and ignorant, turned in a short time into a very popular and respectable order, featuring cardinals and university professors among its ranks. Within a century of its foundation, the Order of Friars Minor could claim hundreds of permanent
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Erasmus, Man of Letters

The Construction of Charisma in Print - Updated Edition

by Lisa Jardine, Lisa Jardine ...

The name Erasmus of Rotterdam conjures up a golden age of scholarly integrity and the disinterested pursuit of knowledge, when learning could command public admiration without the need for authorial self-promotion. Lisa Jardine, however, shows that Erasmus self-consciously created his own reputation as the central figure of the European intellectual world. Erasmus himself—the historical as opposed ... Read more

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The name Erasmus of Rotterdam conjures up a golden age of scholarly integrity and the disinterested pursuit of knowledge, when learning could command public admiration without the need for authorial self-promotion. Lisa Jardine, however, shows that Erasmus self-consciously created his own reputation as the central figure of the European intellectual world. Erasmus himself—the historical as opposed
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