{"product_id":"medieval-artes-praedicandi-2","title":"Medieval 'Artes Praedicandi'","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween the early thirteenth and late fifteenth centuries, theologians and preachers in Western Europe adopted a distinct and rigidly structured sermon format. The scholastic sermon, as it was known, was taught through technical treatises known as \u003cem\u003eartes praedicandi\u003c\/em\u003e, of which approximately 230 survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dense and complicated arrangement, modern scholars often find the scholastic sermon challenging to understand and interpret. In this concise text, Siegfried Wenzel focuses on the main features of the sermon, from the initial \u003cem\u003ethema\u003c\/em\u003e to the concluding prayer. \u003cem\u003eMedieval Artes Praedicandi\u003c\/em\u003e also includes an annotated list of forty-two major surviving \u003cem\u003eartes praedicandi\u003c\/em\u003e, discussing the evolution of the genre, and a structural analysis of a sample sermon (from Worcester Cathedral Library Ms. F.10), which shows how the prescriptions of the \u003cem\u003eartes\u003c\/em\u003e were applied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading expert on the late medieval scholastic sermon, \u003cem\u003eMedieval Artes Praedicandi\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential resource for scholars and advanced students interested in using scholastic sermons in their research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"By Siegfried Wenzel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56219032813948,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9781442622227.jpg?v=1768195576","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/medieval-artes-praedicandi-2","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}