Introduction
1. The Bible and liturgy: Palm Sunday processions
2. The Bible as talisman: textus and oath-books
3. Paratext and meaning in late medieval Bibles
4. Preaching the Bible: three Advent Sunday sermons
Conclusion
Appendix: A survey of Late Medieval Bibles
Bibliography
Index
Eyal Poleg is Lecturer in Material History, 1200-1700, at Queen Mary University of London
'Approaching the Bible in medieval England is an absorbing and
suggestive book. It is richly interdisciplinary, informed by a
breadth of knowledge and scholarship. As well as its productive
model for reception history it offers a compelling account of the
relationship between texts and practice in the religious culture of
later medieval England.'
Julia Boffey, Queen Mary, University of London, Book of the Month,
February 2014
'The volume makes an important contribution to our understanding of
the use of the Bible in medieval England and its most lasting
effect, as I have indicated, is to provoke questions and prompt a
host of ideas for further research.'
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'Poleg's study is a must-read for scholars of liturgy, preaching,
manuscripts, and legal history in England and beyond.'
Diane J. Reilly, Indiana University, Sharp News Vol 23 No. 4, 1
December 2014
'Approaching the Bible is a valuable introduction to the practical
role of religion in everyday life in late medieval England, of
great interest both to religious historians and to scholars of late
medieval literature.'
Anna Wilson, Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto,
Comitatus: A Journal of Medieval and Renaissance Studies Volume 45
(2014), 1 January 2014
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