An Illustrated Speculum Humanae Salvationis

Green Collection MS 000321
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-90-04-41651-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 492 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1213 g

The medieval Latin poem Speculum Humanae Salvationis (known in English as The Mirror of Human Salvation) was one of the most popular works of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries with preachers and laity alike. Utilizing a typological approach to interpretation, it combines Old Testament and New Testament events and figures to depict an integrated narrative of redemption. As such, the Speculum is not only an outstanding model of medieval biblical interpretation, but also a fascinating case study in allegorical reading habits and the interplay between text and image. This Scholars Initiative project comprises the first modern transcription and English translation of the full Latin Speculum, accompanied by annotations tracing the biblical references and detailed notes explaining the visual iconography.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nielsen, Melinda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Strömungen & Epochen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Mittel- & Neulateinische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Speculum Provenance Summary

Introduction

1 Introduction and Description (Michelle P. Brown)

2 Images (David Lyle Jeffrey)

3 On This Edition (Melinda Nielsen)

Speculum Humanae Salvationis: Transcription and Translation

Facsimile

Index of Names and Places

Index of Biblical Passages

Über Autor(innen)

Melinda Nielsen, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, is an associate professor of literature in Baylor University’s Honors College. She has published many articles on medieval translation and education, particularly in the Boethian tradition.