The Three Clerks and St. Nicholas in Medieval England

The Three Clerks and St. Nicholas in Medieval England

In England, the Three Clerks could have been the predominant miracle of St Nicholas used in later medieval wall painting, glass and manuscript illumination. Patterns of suppression and celebration of the Three Clerks episode offer valuable testimony to the interaction of visual and written hagiograp...

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Published in:Studies in philology Vol. 92; no. 2; pp. 181 - 202
Main Author: Fredell, Joel
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, N.C., etc University of North Carolina Press 01-04-1995
University of North Carolina Press, etc
The University of North Carolina Press
Subjects:
Bishops
Ceremonies
Historical text analysis
Iconography
Legends
Libraries
Literature
Middle Ages
Nicholas, Saint
Ordination
Pickling
Prayer
Saints
Saints legends
Theater
England
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Summary:In England, the Three Clerks could have been the predominant miracle of St Nicholas used in later medieval wall painting, glass and manuscript illumination. Patterns of suppression and celebration of the Three Clerks episode offer valuable testimony to the interaction of visual and written hagiography in later medieval England.
ISSN:0039-3738
1543-0383