A Bishop's Tale: Mathias Hovius Among His Flock in Seventeenth-Century Flanders

Harline, Mr. Craig; Put, Dr. Eddy

ISBN 10: 0300083424 / ISBN 13: 9780300083422

Published by Yale University Press, 2000

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First printing. Unmarked hardcover in unclipped jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Bishop's Tale: Mathias Hovius Among His Flock in Seventeenth-Century Flanders
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300083424
• ISBN 13: 9780300083422
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 22 ounces
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Synopsis

This absorbing book takes us back to the busy, colorful world of a Netherlandish Catholic bishop and his flock from 1596 to 1620. Based upon the recently discovered daybook of Mathius Hovius, the book focuses not only on his life but also on key events and characters of the period. Episodes in the lives of monks, nuns, pilgrims, peasants, saints, and others bring to life the experience of religion during the Counterreformation.

About the Author

Craig Harline, professor of history at Brigham Young University, is also the author of The Burdens of Sister Margaret. Eddy Put is senior assistant at the Belgian National Archives.