Lives Of St Mary Magdalene And St Martha

(MS Esc. h-I-13)

Edited by John Rees Smith

Publication date:

01 January 1988

Length of book:

70 pages

Publisher

University of Exeter Press

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9780859893244

John Rees Smith examines in depth the question of the numerous French and Latin antecedents of the Gallic legends of St Mary and St Martha.

PREFACE, V; INTRODUCTION, IX; 1. The Legends of Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Martha; 2. The Latin and French Antecedents of the Spanish Lives; 3. MS Escurialense h-I-13; 4. The Spanish Texts as Translations. 5. Editorial Criteria, XLVIII; NOTES TO THE INTRODUCTION, L; SANTA MARIA MADALENA Y SANTA MARTA, 1; De Santa Maria Madalena, 3; French Text of Missing Portion of Magdalene Life, 12; French Text of Missing Portion of Marthan Life, 23; De Santa Marta, 29; NOTES ON THE TEXT, 50; BIBLIOGRAPHY, 64.