first edition Hardcover
2016 · Oxford
by Julian of Norwich; Barry Windeatt (Editor)
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. First printing, octavo size, 446 pp. Julian of Norwich (1342 to ca. 1416) is, for those who practice the Christian religion in its Anglican form, one of today's best-loved of the medieval contemplative saints.
There are two versions of her writings: a "Short Text", written after a series of visions in 1373, and a "Long Text". This work, by Barry Windeatt, a well-known scholar (University of Cambridge), "presents both the shorter and longer versions of her book...setting them in parallel for ease of comparison, with comprehensive explanatory and textual commentaries...." (truncated)
There are two versions of her writings: a "Short Text", written after a series of visions in 1373, and a "Long Text". This work, by Barry Windeatt, a well-known scholar (University of Cambridge), "presents both the shorter and longer versions of her book...setting them in parallel for ease of comparison, with comprehensive explanatory and textual commentaries...." (truncated)