A profoundly organic view of humanity in nature, the concept of "ages of man" made itself felt in nearly all forms of medieval discourse--sermons, Bible commentaries, moral and political treatises, encyclopedias and lexicons, medical and astrological handbooks, didactic and courtly poems, and even stained glass windows. J.A. Burrow's analysis ranges over the many manifestations of this idea, and considers the ways in which such ideas of natural order entered into medieval writers' assessment of human nature.
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A profoundly organic view of humanity in nature, the concept of "ages of man" made itself felt in nearly all forms of medieval discourse--sermons, Bible commentaries, moral and political treatises, encyclopedias and lexicons, medical and astrological handbooks, didactic and courtly poems, and even stained glass windows. J.A. Burrow's analysis ranges over the many manifestations of this idea, and considers the ways in which such ideas of natural order entered into medieval writers' assessment of human nature.
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Very Good+ 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Trade paperback. 211 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated. First edition in paperback, two years after the hardcover edition. An intellectual history of the middle ages, predominately, though not exclusively, from English medieval sources. No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Very good+.
