Taal: Engels

Contest of Christian and Muslim Spain 1031 – 1157

This book draws upon the latest research findings to chart 130 years of Spanish history, from the fall of the caliphate to the rise and decline of the Hispanic Empire. It is the first account of the period to integrate Christian and Muslim Spain. The autor depicts and analyses the variour societies, cultures and governments […]

Miracles of Saint James, The

The 22 miracles associated with S. James from book II of the Codex Calixtinus are presented here in English translation, including the famous miracle of the hanged boy, who revives when his father returns from his pilgrimage to Santaigo de Compostela. The introduction analuzes the types, places, and recipients of the miracles and discusses the […]

St. James

S. James is the reference exhibition of the series of initiatives promotes by the Xacobeo 99 Paln. It is, at the same time, the greatest exhibition ever held analyzing the Galician and international scope of Jacobean worship

Santiago, saint of two worlds

This lovely exhibition catalogue is devoted to the history and contemporary presence of St. James, or Santiago as he is called in Spanish, whose exploits continue to be celebrated in Spain and the United States. The transcultural significance of this figure makes the book an appropriate addition to the Columbus Quincentenary celebration. This book presents […]

Islamic and Christian Spain in the Early Middle Ages

Jacobean pilgrims from England to St. James of Compostela

Pilgrim’s guide, the

The Pilgrim’s guide to Santiago de Compostela presents the first complete English translation of Book Five of the Liber Sancti Jacobi or Codex Calixtinus. This twelfth-century guidebook traces the route from southern France to Santiago de Compostela. In his study of the road to Santiago Professor Malczer discusses: Relics and pelgrimages * The origin of […]

Chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin, The

The twelfth-century “Chronicle of Pseudo-Turpin, also known as the “History of Charlemagne and Roland”, offers an “eye-witness” account of events during the late eight cantury. Charlemagne’s compatriot, Archbishop Turpin of Reims, describes the miraculous appearance of Saint James to Charlemagne and the battles against the Muslims that he and Roland fought in Iberia as a […]

Goths in Spain, the

Visigothic kings ruled Spain throughout the sixth and seventh centuries. What were their political and military achievements? How did they govern their subjects, Hispano-Roman as well as Gothic? What changes, if any, can be traced in their system of government during these two hundred years? What can be learned of their armed forces? Did the […]

Kathedraal van Santiago blootgelegd, de

Menig pelgrim moest de afgelopen jaren na aankomst in Santiago de Compostela een teleurstelling verwerken omdat de statige kathedraal in de steigers stond. De restauratie heeft lang geduurd. De kathedraal staat er weer prachtig bij. De arriverende pelgrim kan nu volop genieten van de prachtige voorgevel aan de Praza do Obradoiro. Ook het interieur is […]