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Possible Lives
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Abbreviations xiii
  5. Two Technical Notes xix
  6. 1. Introduction: Authors, Saints, and Texts 1
  7. 2. A Renaissance of Martyrs 45
  8. 3. The Last Medieval Legendary 101
  9. 4. The Teacher’s Saints 169
  10. 5. The Spectacle of a Woman’s Devotion 221
  11. 6. The Saint as Author 269
  12. 7. Conclusion 315
  13. Hand List: An Annotated List of Authors and Their Vitae, Passiones, and Liturgical Historiae About Saints (Manuscript and Print, ca. 1420–1521) 327
  14. Index: Manuscripts Consulted 495
  15. Index: People and Places 499
https://doi.org/10.7312/fraz12976-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Abbreviations xiii
  5. Two Technical Notes xix
  6. 1. Introduction: Authors, Saints, and Texts 1
  7. 2. A Renaissance of Martyrs 45
  8. 3. The Last Medieval Legendary 101
  9. 4. The Teacher’s Saints 169
  10. 5. The Spectacle of a Woman’s Devotion 221
  11. 6. The Saint as Author 269
  12. 7. Conclusion 315
  13. Hand List: An Annotated List of Authors and Their Vitae, Passiones, and Liturgical Historiae About Saints (Manuscript and Print, ca. 1420–1521) 327
  14. Index: Manuscripts Consulted 495
  15. Index: People and Places 499
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