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In het water gevonden
In december 1444 werd buiten de Amersfoortse Kamperpoort een beeldje van Onze Lieve Vrouw onder het ijs gevonden. Zodra het was ‘gered’, vonden wonderen plaats die aan dit beeldje werden toegeschreven. De geruchten daarover verspreidden zich als een lopend vuurtje. Een eeuw lang voltrokken zich nog veel meer mirakelen. Daarvan zijn er 542 schriftelijk overgeleverd, als korte verhaaltjes die alle aspecten van het leven raken. De tekst daarvan is bewaard in drie handschriften uit het begin van de zeventiende eeuw. Een van die handschriften werd vervaardigd op verzoek van Heribert Rosweyde, een van oorsprong Utrechtse, geleerde jezuïet die in Antwerpen informatie verzamelde over het katholieke geloofsleven in de noordelijke Nederlanden. Dit boek biedt een editie en een hertaling in modern Nederlands van het Amersfoortse Mirakelboek, samen met het dossier van Rosweyde. De inleiding geeft een beeld van de historische en religieuze context.
Van Constantijntje tot Tonio
Literatuurwetenschappelijke bijdragen over de wijze waarop (Noord-)Nederlandse schrijvers door de eeuwen heen met het verlies van een kind zijn omgegaan.
Gender, Companionship, and Travel
Over the last couple of decades there has been a strong academic interest in how individuals interact with each other while en route. Yet, even if various studies have informed us about present-day realities of travel companionships, we know little about the influence of gender both on these realities, as well as on the discourse in which these are being narrated. This book aims to establish an agenda for the study of companionship in travel writing by offering a collection of new essays which study texts that belong to the broad category of pre-modern and modern travel literature. Chapters explore the differences and similarities in the ways that women and men in the past chose to describe ...
Op weg naar de hemelse Bruidegom
Vele vijftiende-eeuwse handschriften en drukken bevatten heiligenlevens in middeleeuws Nederlands. Omstreeks 1480 werd een verzameling met zo’n vijftig heiligenlevens samengesteld voor de zusters van het Amersfoortse Sint-Aagtenklooster. Deze verzameling is uniek: van vele opgenomen teksten is geen tweede versie overgeleverd. Een uitgave van de hele collectie zou een te lijvig boekwerk opleveren. Daarom zijn er twaalf uitgekozen, omdat vrouwen er een hoofdrol in vervullen. Die teksten worden hier voor het eerst uitgegeven met hertaling en commentaar. Waarom wilden de zusters van het Amersfoortse klooster deze teksten lezen? Was het om te gruwelen van de barbaarse martelpraktijken waaraan maagden werden onderworpen? Nee, het moest de zusters steunen om hun leven in afzondering en armoede voort te zetten. Zonder enige twijfel mochten die heilige vrouwen immers na hun aardse leven het hemelrijk binnentreden. Ook de zusters van het Sint-Aagtenklooster waren op weg naar de hemelse Bruidegom.
For the Love of Wine
In 2011 when Alice Feiring first arrived in Georgia, she felt as if she'd emerged from the magic wardrobe into a world filled with mythical characters making exotic and delicious wine with the low-tech methods of centuries past. She was smitten, and she wasn't alone. This country on the Black Sea has an unusual effect on people; the most passionate rip off their clothes and drink wines out of horns while the cold-hearted well up with tears and make emotional toasts. Visiting winemakers fall under Georgia's spell and bring home qvevris (clay fermentation vessels) while rethinking their own techniques. But, as in any good fairy tale, Feiring sensed that danger rode shotgun with the magic. With...
Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?
A sweeping, authoritative, and entertaining history of the Christian cult of the saints from its origin to the Reformation From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints—the holy dead. This ambitious history tells the fascinating story of the cult of the saints from its origins in the second-century days of the Christian martyrs to the Protestant Reformation. Robert Bartlett examines all of the most important aspects of the saints—including miracles, relics, pilgrimages, shrines, and the saints' role in the calendar, literature, and art. The book explores the central role played by the bodies and body parts of saints, and the special treatment these relics received. From the routes, dangers, and rewards of pilgrimage, to the saints' impact on everyday life, Bartlett's account is an unmatched examination of an important and intriguing part of the religious life of the past—as well as the present.
Uses of the Written Word in Medieval Towns
In medieval towns, examples of personal writing appear more prevalent than in non-urban spaces. Certain urban milieus participating in written culture, however, have been the focus of more scholarship than others. Considering the variety among town dwellers, we may assume that literacy skills differed from one social group to another. This raises several questions: Did attitudes towards the written word result from an experience of the urban educational system? On which levels, and in which registers, did different groups of people have access to writing? The need and the usefulness of written texts may not have been the same for communities and for individuals. In this volume we will concentrate on the town dwellers' personal documents. These documents include practical uses of writing by individuals for their own professional and religious ends, including testaments and correspondence. Besides written records belonging to the domain of 'pragmatic literacy', other kinds of texts were also produced in town. Was there any connection between practical literacy, literary (and historical) creativity and book production?
Prognostication in the Medieval World
Two opposing views of the future in the Middle Ages dominate recent historical scholarship. According to one opinion, medieval societies were expecting the near end of the world and therefore had no concept of the future. According to the other opinion, the expectation of the near end created a drive to change the world for the better and thus for innovation. Close inspection of the history of prognostication reveals the continuous attempts and multifold methods to recognize and interpret God’s will, the prodigies of nature, and the patterns of time. That proves, on the one hand, the constant human uncertainty facing the contingencies of the future. On the other hand, it demonstrates the f...
The Curry Guy Thai
The Curry Guy aka Dan Toombs is back, and this time he is taking on Thai takeaway and restaurant favourites. Dan has spent over two decades working with chefs and eateries to research and create recipes that taste just like the takeaway. Thai cuisine is known for its light dishes that are packed with diverse flavours and textures, and which make the most of a fine balance of sour, sweet and salt. In The Curry Guy Thai, Dan offers up his own versions of those much-loved dishes, including beef massaman curry, red duck curry, pad Thai, fishcakes and summer rolls. With over over 100 recipes, beautiful colour photography throughout, plus store cupboard tips and advice, you'll learn how to create your own classic dishes at home.
