In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi produced over the past forty years as well on as his own expertise in medieval hagiography to tell the m
In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi produced over the past forty years as well on as his own expertise in medieval hagiography to tell the m
"In The Laity in the Middle Ages Andre Vauchez explores the contribution of the laity to medieval religious life between 1050 and 1450 Each essay offers a vivid introduction to some aspect of the lay
Translated from the French edition (Les Editions du Cerf, 1997), with new entries not found in the French original (including Beowulf ), and a bibliography now included after each entry. This hefty t