The cult of St Swithun
Lapidge, Michael, 1942-2003
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What caused an obscure Bishop of Winchester to become one of England's most popular and important saints? This volume includes all the relevant texts - hagiographical, liturgical, and historical - that explain the origins and development of St Swithun's cult.
Main title:
The cult of St Swithun / Michael Lapidge ; with contributions by John Crook, Robert Deshman and Susan Rankin.
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Imprint:
Oxford : Clarendon, 2003.
Collation:
xxv, 811 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 29 cm.
Notes:
"Published for the Winchester Excavations Committee".Includes bibliographical references and index.Main text in English with sections in Latin and parallel English translation.
Contents:
Includes: Translation et miracvla S. Swithvni / Lantfred of Winchester _ Narratio metrica se S. Swithvno / Wulfstan of Winchester _ Liber translationis et miraculorum beati Swithuni Life of St Swithun / Aelfric of Winchester _ Vita S. Swithvni Miracvla S. Swithvni _ Life of St Swithun _ Vita et miracvla S. Swithvni / John of Tynemouth _ De sancto Swithvno episcopo & confessore.
ISBN:
9780198131830
Dewey class:
270.3092
Language:
EnglishLatin
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BRN:
53895
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