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Die Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen
Vol. 2: "Beschreibendes Verzeichnis bearbeitet von Beat Matthias von Scarpatetti unter Mitarbeit von Philipp Lenz".
Die Handschriften der Stiftsbibliothek St. Gallen
Vol. 2: "Beschreibendes Verzeichnis bearbeitet von Beat Matthias von Scarpatetti unter Mitarbeit von Philipp Lenz".
The Alexandreis
Walter of Châtillon’s Latin epic on the life of Alexander the Great was a twelfth- and thirteenth-century “best-seller:” scribes produced over two hundred manuscripts. The poem follows Alexander from his first successes in Asia Minor, through his conquest of Persia and India, to his progressive moral degeneration and his poisoning by a disaffected lieutenant. The Alexandreis exemplifies twelfth-century discourses of world domination and the exoticism of the East. But at the same time it calls such dreams of mastery into question, repeatedly undercutting as it does Alexander’s claims to heroism and virtue and by extension, similar claims by the great men of Walter’s own generation. This extraordinarily layered and subtle poem stands as a high-water mark of the medieval tradition of Latin narrative literature. Along with David Townsend’s revised translation, this edition provides a rich selection of historical documents, including other writings by Walter of Châtillon, excerpts from other medieval Latin epics, and contemporary accounts of the foreign and “exotic.”
International Dictionary of Library Histories
Following the format of Fitzroy Dearborn's highly successful International Dictionary of Historic Places and International Dictionary of University Histories, the International Dictionary of Library Histories provides basic information for each institution - location and holdings - followed by an extensive (1,000-5,000 word) essay on its history as well as a Further Reading list. In addition, the dictionary includes introductory articles on the history of various types of libraries and a library history in various regions of the world. The dictionary profiles more than 200 institutions from around the world, including the world's most important research libraries and other libraries with glo...
The Culture of the Abbey of St. Gall
Historical sketch of the Abbey of St. Gall / Werner Vogler -- The St. Gall confraternity of prayer / Dieter Geuenich -- St. Gall's contribution to the liturgy / Ivo Auf der Maur -- The contribution of the Abbey of St. Gall to sacred music / Johannes Duft -- The medieval culture of penmanship in the Abbey of St. Gall / Walter Berschin -- The art of the book in St. Gall / Christoph Eggenberger -- Irish monks and Irish manuscripts in St. Gall / Johannes Duft -- Teaching and learning in the Gallus monastery / Peter Ochsenbein -- Latin literature from St. Gall / Walter Berschin -- German language and literature in St. Gall / Stefen Sonderegger -- The medieval architecture of the Abbey of St. Gall / Heinz Horat -- The culture of Baroque architecture at the Abbey of St. Gall / Hans Martin Gubler -- Literacy in Alemannia and the role of St. Gall / Rosamond McKitterick -- Celtic and Benedictine monasticism in medieval Britain and Ireland / James Cecil King.
The Carolingians and the Written Word
Functional analysis of the written word in eight and ninth century Carolingian European society demonstrates that literacy was not confined to a clerical elite, but dispersed in lay society and used administratively as well.
The Social Life of Hagiography in the Merovingian Kingdom
This book shows how a set of great stories changed the political playing field in an early medieval society.
