Codex calixtinus manuscript stolen from santiagos cathedral. The recipients and witnesses to these miracles are often pilgrims. The codex calixtinus or liber sancti jacobi book of saint james, a jewel in medieval bibliography, is one of the richest medieval sources for historians, geographers, musicologists, sociologists, ethnologists, art historians and linguists. This book offers the complete text of book ii of the codex calixtinus, the 22 miracles associated with st. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The liber sancti jacobi is a fivebook compilation of texts related to apostle st james and the pilgrimage to his shrine in compostela, in northwest of the iberian.
Codex calixtinus, liber sancti jacobi, book of saint james. The codex calixtinusor liber sancti jacobi book of saint james, a jewel in medieval bibliography, is one of the richest medieval sources for historians. Due to its heterogeneous and composite character, this codex is believed to be the work of several. The author whose name shall forever remain a secret, must have been a. The guardian and other world news reported this week on the shocking theft of the 12th century manuscript known as the codex calixtinus stolen from a safe in the cathedral. Telechargez comme pdf, txt ou lisez en ligne sur scribd.
The santiago cathedral archive describes the the codex calixtinus or liber sancti jacobi book of saint james as a jewel in medieval bibliography, one of the richest medieval sources for historians, geographers. The codex calixtinus also compostellus is the main witness for the 12thcentury liber sancti jacobi, or the book of saint james. New evidence concerning the origin of the monophonic chants in. Alternatively you can download a pdf containing the link which can be freely shared online. James, codex calixtinus is the archetype manuscript for the composite liber sancti jacobi.
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