The Miracles of Saint James Paperback – September 29, 2008

This is a nice reference book in English to the miracles of St. James. Lots of good notes and references to related works provide the scholar with other sources to explore. While this is a scholarly work, the stories can be enjoyed for their own sake.I only have one fault with this work in that it caused some confusion with the statement that the manuscript has been cut down at least once or twice and that one of those cuts occurred in the 17th century perhaps as a result of King Philip's ambassador, Ambrosio de Morales' comments. "When Morales viewed the Codex Calixtinus, he reacted with such disgust at Book IV's contents that he convinced the archive to rip the Turpin story out of the Codex Calixtinus." It didn't happen with Morales since Morales died in 1591 and the Book was ripped out around 1619. Perhaps Morales was a catalyst in getting the debates going on this Book, but it was not ripped out on his authority. The authors have an endnote on this referring to Manuel C. Diaz y Diaz's work, El Codice Calixtino in which he states that the removal of Book IV probably happened between 1610 and 1619 which also shows that Morales could not have been the one to have it removed.In spite of this confusion, the book is a well needed resource for scholars. I would recommend the book to anyone doing research on the Codex and for anyone interested in the Middle Ages.

Provides a significant background to the translated "Book Two" and then the English translation of the miracle stories which are wonderfully interesting and inspiring.

Fabulous miracles. poor Gerald ;/

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