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The Holy Blood : King Henry III and the Westminster Blood relic / Nicholas Vincent.

Title
The Holy Blood : King Henry III and the Westminster Blood relic / Nicholas Vincent.
Author
Vincent, Nicholas.
Publication
Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

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xiii, 254 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
Summary
"This is the first extended study of relics of the Holy Blood: portions of the blood of Christ's passion supposedly preserved from the time of the Crucifixion and displayed as objects of wonder and veneration in the churches of medieval Europe." "Inspired by the discovery of new evidence relating to the relic deposited by King Henry III at Westminster in 1247, the study proceeds from the particular political and spiritual motives that determined this gift to a wider consideration of blood relics, their distribution across western Europe, their place in Christian devotion, and the controversies to which they gave rise among theologians. In the process the author advances a new thesis on the role of the sacred in Plantagenet court life as well as exploring various intriguing byways of medieval religion."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Jesus Christ > History of doctrines
  • Henry III, King of England, 1207-1272
  • Westminster Abbey London
  • 1066-1485
  • England > Church history
Genre/Form
Church history
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The ceremony of 1247 -- 3. The patriarch's letters -- 4. The Holy Blood -- 5. The scholastic debate -- 6. Two commentaries: John Hus and William Sudbury -- 7. The rivals: Hailes, Ashridge, Glastonbury -- 8. The indulgences and the reliquary -- App. 1. Letters of Robert patriarch of Jerusalem 1247 -- App. 2. An account of the restoration to life of William, son of Thomas le Brown -- App. 3. The annals of Hailes for 1267-1270 -- App. 4. An account of the Holy Blood of Norwich.
ISBN
0521571286
LCCN
^^2001025595
OCLC
  • 46575657
  • SCSB-11546633
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library