Ruth Chavasse
Biographic Data
| ID | 5861453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Chavasse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Chavasse |
| SIGNATURE | CHAVASSE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College - North Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Piety, Penance, and Popular Reading in Devotion to the Virgin Mary and Her Miracles
‘Those folk are all men [and women] of my kidney who delight in miracles and fictitious marvels, whether hearing or telling about them’, exclaimed Erasmus’s Folly. As for saints, Each one of these is assigned his [or her] special powers ... so that one gives relief from toothache, another stands by women in childbirth.... There are some whose influence extends to several things, notably the Virgin, mother of God, for the common ignorant man comes…
The studia humanitatis and the making of a humanist career
Sabellico is known as the historian of Renaissance Venice, but there is much more to be understood about this ambitious humanist and his success in establishing a secure career for himself in his adopted city. This paper explores the ways in which Sabellico in the closing years of the Quattrocento took advantage of the established studia humanitatis to master a variety of its genres and disciplines. Sabellico was also a master of publicity throug…
Renaissance Civic Humanism
James Hankins, ed., Renaissance Civic Humanism: Reappraisals and Reflections (Ideas in Context Series, 57.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. x + 314 pp. $59.95. ISBN: 0-521-78090. - Volume 55 Issue 1
Latin lay piety and vernacular lay piety in word and image
Latin Lay Piety and Vernacular Lay Piety in Word and Image
Gasparo Contarini
The Reception of Humanist Historiography in Northern Europe
The reception of humanist historiography in northern Europe
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The Reception of Humanist Historiography in Northern Europe
The reception of humanist historiography in northern Europe
Gasparo Contarini
Latin lay piety and vernacular lay piety in word and image
Latin Lay Piety and Vernacular Lay Piety in Word and Image
Renaissance Civic Humanism
James Hankins, ed., Renaissance Civic Humanism: Reappraisals and Reflections (Ideas in Context Series, 57.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. x + 314 pp. $59.95. ISBN: 0-521-78090. - Volume 55 Issue 1
The studia humanitatis and the making of a humanist career
Sabellico is known as the historian of Renaissance Venice, but there is much more to be understood about this ambitious humanist and his success in establishing a secure career for himself in his adopted city. This paper explores the ways in which Sabellico in the closing years of the Quattrocento took advantage of the established studia humanitatis to master a variety of its genres and disciplines. Sabellico was also a master of publicity throug…
Piety, Penance, and Popular Reading in Devotion to the Virgin Mary and Her Miracles
‘Those folk are all men [and women] of my kidney who delight in miracles and fictitious marvels, whether hearing or telling about them’, exclaimed Erasmus’s Folly. As for saints, Each one of these is assigned his [or her] special powers ... so that one gives relief from toothache, another stands by women in childbirth.... There are some whose influence extends to several things, notably the Virgin, mother of God, for the common ignorant man comes…
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