Initially conceived in literature, [the Holy Grail] became a Christian icon which has been re-created in a multitude of forms over time even though the Grail has no specific material attributes or true religious significance. [The author] traces the history of the legends surrou…
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"Barber traces the history of the stories surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chretien de Troyes, who in the twelfth century first imagined the famous scene in which a mysterious golden vessel adorned with jewels was paraded before the eyes of an untested youth. The autho…
"Barber traces the history of the stories surrounding the Holy Grail, beginning with Chretien de Troyes, who in the twelfth century first imagined the famous scene in which a mysterious golden vessel adorned with jewels was paraded before the eyes of an untested youth. The autho…
Le livre du Graal
by Berthelot, Anne, Poirion, Daniel, Walter, Philippe
fromBibliothèque de la Pléiade
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Le livre du Graal
by Berthelot, Anne, Poirion, Daniel, Walter, Philippe
fromBibliothèque de la Pléiade
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Type: Book
In October 1307, all the brothers of the military-religious order of the Temple in France were arrested on the instructions of King Philip IV and charged with heresy and other crimes. In 1312, Pope Clement V, at the Council of Vienne, dissolved the order. Seven centuries later t…
Seven hundred years after the dissolution of the order, the trial of the Templars still arouses controversy and speculation. This book examines various aspects of the background to the trial, the financial, political and religious context of the trial in France, and the value of…
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700 years after the dissolution of the order, the trial of the Templars still arouses controversy and speculation. Individual chapters in this book examine various aspects of the background to the trial including the financial, political and religious context of the trial in Fra…