Christina Markyate, First Edition (13 results)

Paperback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Edition. Light shelf wear ; Paperback; Octavo (standard book size); 123 pages; The life of the eleventh century British saint who was famous as hermit and holy women with gifts of prophecy and healing. Little known except by scholars, Furlong makes available this emedieval account of her life -- full of interest both in its portrayal of a young girl at odds with her family, and also for its exploration of Christiana's spiritual depth.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Unread.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Vg clean copy with two inscriptions to the front pastedown. The wrapper is a little rubbed to the edges with a few minor tears and scuffs.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Dust Jacket: Yes. Unclipped. External Condition: Excellent. Clean. Internal Condition: Excellent. Clean. Author/Editor: Geddes, Jane. ISBN: 0712306773. Publisher: British Library. Year: 2005. Edition: 1st. Binding: Hardcover. Illustrated: Yes, colour. Language: English. Page Count: 136. Keywords: psalter, art, manuscript, St Albans, English Romanesque Painting. The book for sale is the one in the photo.

28,5 x 21,5 cm ; Pp. ; Condition: Gut. 136 S. ; 1. Auflage. Im Auftrag der Dombibliothek Hildesheim übersetzt und herausgegeben von Jochen Bepler. Großformatige Hardcoverausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 136 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar. hwR.-L.-1437 ISBN: 3795417511.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Frontispiece, x, 193, [1] pp; map. Original cloth. Near Fine, in very good+ dust jacket (unclipped).

Condition: Sehr gut. 2. 136 S. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Die Ausgabe des gelieferten Exemplars kann um bis zu 10 Jahre vom angegebenen Veröffentlichungsjahr abweichen und es kann sich um eine abweichende Auflage handeln. Unser Produktfoto entspricht dem hier angebotenen Artikel, dieser weist folgende Merkmale auf: Helle/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Mit Namenseintrag. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 960 Gebundene Ausgabe, Maße: 22 cm x 1.9 cm x 29 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This fascinating and comprehensive collection surveys the life of an extraordinary medieval woman. Christina of Markyate made a vow of chastity at an early age, against the wishes of her parents who intended her to marry. When forced into wedlock, she fled in disguise and went into hiding, receiving refuge in a network of hermitages. Christina became a religious recluse and eventually founded a priory of nuns attached to St. Albans. Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser present a vivid inter-disciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which draws on research from a wide range of disciplines. Key topics have been selected in a balanced and comprehensive approach; they cover timeless themes, such as monasticism and eremiticisim, as well as topical matters in medieval research, such as gender issues. The book begins by introducing readers to Christina's person and life, setting her in a cultural, social and religious context, and presenting the literary background of The Life of Christina of Markyate.Further chapters examine themes such as the two traditions of martyrdom, virgin and ascetic, and Christina's alignment with both, the presentation of sanctity and sexual temptation in the twelfth century, and a survey of the phenomena of hermits and anchorites. The book also includes a close reading of the vita, revealing its markedly hagiographical qualities, and a discussion of the drama of the initials on the St. Alban's Psalter and what this reveals about the relationship between Christina and Abbot Geoffrey. Beautifully illustrated, this book provides students who regularly encounter Christina with a research compendium from which to begin their studies, and introduces Christina to a wider audience. Neil Cartlidge, Dyan Elliot, Samuel Fanous, Jane Geddes, Douglas Gray, Thomas Head, Stephanie Hollis, Tony Hunt, Stephen Jaeger, Eddie Jones, Rachel Koopmans, Henrietta Leyser, Ruth Mazo Karras, R. I. Christina of Markyate made a vow of chastity at an early age. When forced into wedlock, she fled in disguise and went into hiding, receiving refuge in a network of heritages. Christina became a religious recluse and eventually founded a priory of nuns attached to St. Albans. This is a fascinating survey of her life. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very smart first edition of this illustrated reproduction of the St. Albans Psalter from art historian Jane Geddes. First edition. Illustrated with hundred of in-text images, many of which are in colour. The St. Albans Psalter is an English illuminated manuscript, one of several psalters known to have been created at or for St. Albans Abbey in the twelfth century. This is the first study to reproduce so much of the Psalter in colour, fully integrating the contents into the historical context of its probable patron, Abbot Geoffrey of St. Albans. Its recipient Christina of Markyate was an anchoress, who came from a wealthy English family trying to accommodate with the Normans at that time. She later became the prioress of a community of nuns. Written by Jane Geddes, a British art historian and academic, specialising in Scottish architecture, British Medieval manuscripts, Pictish sculpture and Medieval decorative ironwork In the original full cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.

Cloth, 4to, 136 pp, 89 colour ills. From the blurb: "The St. Albans Psalter, made in the 1130s, is one of the great monuments of English Romanesque painting and has survived the disasters of religious upheaval and war in pristine condition. The sequence of forty full-page miniatures illustrating the Life of Christ establishes their artist, the so-called Alexis Master, as one of the most influential painters in early twelfth-century England. It includes 215 initials illustrating the psalms in a vigorously literal way. Their inventiveness and charm belie the complex theological and personal messages which they convey." "This new book by Dr. Jane Geddes is the first to reproduce so much of the psalter in colour, but it also fully integrates the psalter's contents into the historical context of its probable patron, Abbot Geoffrey of St. Albans and its recipient, the Anglo-Saxon hermitess Christina of Markyate. Using a record of Christina's life, written by a St. Albans monk, the book examines in depth every aspect of the psalter, tying it in closely to the lives of Christina of Markyate and Abbot Geoffrey. Through her close analysis, Geddes provides a profound insight into female literacy, Anglo-Norman relations, the organization of England's premier scriptorium, monk-nun relations and the emerging Anglo-Norman language. This new book demonstrates the significance of the St. Albans Psalter, which in social terms is as important as the Bayeux Tapestry, crystallising the artistic, spiritual and emotional integration of Anglo-Saxons and Normans." Near Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper.