Over the centuries many layers of myth, legend and folklore have grown up around the theme of King Arthur collectively known as the matter of Britain. The archetypal figures in these myths still resonate deeply today. The warrior king who saves his people, the perfect knight who succeeds in finding the Holy Grail when all his noble but impure companions have failed, the Grail itself, the vessel which held the blood of Christ, are all powerful images which are still the subject of both scholarly study and popular interest.
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Over the centuries many layers of myth, legend and folklore have grown up around the theme of King Arthur collectively known as the matter of Britain. The archetypal figures in these myths still resonate deeply today. The warrior king who saves his people, the perfect knight who succeeds in finding the Holy Grail when all his noble but impure companions have failed, the Grail itself, the vessel which held the blood of Christ, are all powerful images which are still the subject of both scholarly study and popular interest.
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Fine. Fine Clean Trade Paperback Edinburgh: Floris Press, 1994. Clean 111 pp. First Edition. 8vo Trade Paperback NOT a library book. Eight essays on the Grail from a Spiritual, Mystical and Renaissance Occult perspective 'Eschenbach and Michelangelo' and 'The Play of the Planets in Eschenbach's Parzival'' "The Quest for the Holy Grail in New York City' more Grail', . Full color Medieval fifteenth-century manuscript painting of King Arthur and the Round Table on the cover. Awesome Merlin. Arthurian books our passion since 1977 We wrap first in brown paper to protect the cover. See our Scan.
