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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154674203321

Autore

Johannes, de Rupescissa, <approximately 1300-approximately 1365, >

Titolo

John of Rupescissa's Vade mecum in tribulacione (1356) : a late medieval eschatological manual for the forthcoming thirteen years of horror and hardship / / [edited by] Matthias Kaup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-59061-1

1-317-11050-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 pages)

Collana

Church, Faith and Culture in the Medieval West

Altri autori (Persone)

Johannes, de Rupescissa,  <approximately 1300-approximately 1365.>

KaupMatthias

Disciplina

236/.9

Soggetti

End of the world - History of doctrines - Middle Ages, 600-1500

Eschatology

Apocalyptic literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An annotated edition with an introduction of the full version of the Vade mecum in tribulacione, Europe's prophetical bestseller of the 14th Century, and of its most influential compendious version, the Veni mecum in tribulacione."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

A. Introduction -- B. Ratio editionis -- C. Editions -- D. Concluding remarks.

Sommario/riassunto

"John of Rupescissa's Vade mecum in tribulacione was meant as an eschatological manual for the thirteen catastrophic years between its composition in December 1356 and the thousand-year reign of Christ expected to begin in 1370. This manual was intended to give righteous Christians practical and spiritual advice on how to survive this period of tribulation. Matthias Kaup's study provides the first annotated critical edition equipped with an English translation. It inducts in the manual's contents, places them in the context of Rupescissa's work and medieval prophetic literature, investigates important aspects of its reception and clarifies the relationships between its different versions."--