The Glossa Ordinaria: The Making of a Medieval Bible Commentary

by Lesley M. Smith

The Glossa Ordinaria on the Bible was the ubiquitous text of the Middle Ages. Compiled in twelfth-century France, this multi-volume work, containing the entire text of Scripture surrounded by a commentary drawn from patristic and medieval authors, is still extant in thousands of manuscripts, testifying to the centrality of the work for generations of medieval scholars. Although the Glossa has been the subject of modern study, it is surrounded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900417785X
• ISBN13: 9789004177857
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.6"