Elisabeth

The Life and Legend of an European Saint. A Visual Voyage through Hungary

by Jutta Krauss, illustrated by Ulrich Kneise

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Extent: 192 pages

Publisher: Schnell & Steiner

Subjects: Medieval Studies, Religious Studies

Language: English

(Paperback) (Published)

(April 2007)

ISBN: 9783795419967

Price: $11.00

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The Holy Elisabeth of Thuringia who gave away her gowns to beggars, washed the feet of the poor, brought bread into the cottages of the hungry and in whose basket roses miraculously appeared, is represented as one of the most mellifluous figures of the Middle Ages. Was she really as sweet as depicted?


The Holy Elisabeth of Thuringia who gave away her gowns to beggars, washed the feet of the poor, brought bread into the cottages of the hungry and in whose basket roses miraculously appeared, is represented as one of the most mellifluous figures of the Middle Ages. Was she really as sweet as depicted?

  • By (author) Jutta Krauss
  • Illustrated by Ulrich Kneise