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New and Forthcoming Books, 2011–2012
All the hallmarks of PIMS Publications are on display in our collection of new releases:
diversity of subject (from Byzantine spirituality and scholastic theology to ecclesiastical history and sexuality and
gender), chronological breadth (from late antiquity to the early modern period), and form (critical editions,
monographs, translations, collections of essays).
The essays collected in Modes of Authorship in the Middle Ages, edited by Slavica
Ranković et al., demonstrate this diversity by "ranging broadly across medieval
cultures and genres," and feature "a cross disciplinary approach that will stimulate scholars of
literary history, theory, manuscript studies and art history to view notions of agency, originality,
and textuality in a new light" (Christopher McDonough and John McKinnell).
Available for the first time in English translation, "Peter of Limoges's Moral Treatise on the
Eye is arguably the single most important medieval text situated at the junction of two dynamic
areas of intellectual history: the history of optical science and the history of pastoral care" (Suzanne Conklin Akbari).
Our series, British Writers of the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period, co-published with the
Bodleian Library welcomes a new arrival: Henry of Huntingdon's Anglicanus ortus: A Verse Herbal of the
Twelfth Century. Henry of Huntingdon has been admired for centuries as the author of the monumental
Historia Anglorum. The recent discovery of the Herbal opens a new window onto this important English author.
Winston Black's reconstruction "reveals the Anglicanus ortus as one of the crowning achievements of medieval
medical poetry, remarkable for its unusual metres and subtle wordplay" (Diana Greenway).
We honour two extraordinary academics, Virginia Brown (1940–2009) and James McEvoy (1943–2010).
Virginia Brown single-handedly increased the number of known Beneventan manuscripts or fragments by at
least 2500 items; Beneventan Discoveries is a compilation of her findings. James McEvoy was
a world-renowned authority on scholastic philosophy. Two of his essays are featured in
Robert Grosseteste: His Thought and Its Influence, which is dedicated to him.
Historical theology takes a leap forward with Greg Peters's book on Peter of Damascus and
Corey Barnes's study on Christ's Two Wills. Peters gives an overlooked writer the tribute he deserves;
his work "not only vindicates St Peter of Damascus as a major figure in the articulation of Byzantine
ascetic and spiritual theology, but also stands as a testament to the skilful and informed interpretation
of that theological tradition" (Augustine Casiday). Barnes's Christ's Two Wills, which illuminates
the controversies surrounding Christ's human and divine wills, has been hailed as an "exemplary piece
of historical theology" (Boyd Taylor Coolman).
Peter Damian takes the spotlight in two titles. Odiosa sanctitas,
William McCready's investigation of Peter Damian's involvement in the Mezzabarba affair, has
been praised as "an enjoyable book for readers interested in the political and ecclesiastical
turmoil of the eleventh century" (John M. Howe). Peter Damian's work features heavily in part two of
Glenn Olsen's Of Sodomites, Effeminates, Hermaphrodites, and Androgynes. At the core of this study is Olsen's philosophy:
"We must enter earlier ages through fidelity to their language as a window on how they viewed
their world so that we may think with them in an act of sympathetic imagination."
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GREG PETERS
Peter of Damascus: Byzantine Monk and Spiritual Theologian
Studies and Texts 175. 2011. xii, 214 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–175–1 • Cloth • $75.00
This book seeks to renew interest in a figure who was an important contributor to the larger
field of Byzantine monasticism. Using unedited manuscripts,
prosopographical evidence, and published sources, this study attempts not only
to recover the shape of Peter’s life and work but also to elucidate his spirituality.
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GLENN W. OLSEN
Of Sodomites, Effeminates, Hermaphrodites, and Androgynes
Sodomy in the Age of Peter Damian
Studies and Texts 176. 2011. xiv, 538 pp., plus 29 b/w plates
ISBN 978–0–88844–176–8 • Cloth • $85.00
Part one of this study treats basic questions in the historical study of sex and gender,
beginning with the ancient world and moving through the early middle ages.
Part two analyzes the work of Peter Damian, especially his Epistle 31, the so-called Book of Gomorrah.
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WILLIAM D. McCREADY
Odiosa sanctitas: St Peter Damian, Simony, and Reform
Studies and Texts 177; Mediaeval Law and Theology 4. 2011. xii, 322 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–177–5 • Cloth • $85.00
In 1067, Bishop Pietro Mezzabarba was accused of simony.
Cardinal-bishop St Peter Damian's involvement in this affair
provides the vantage point for a new reading of the latter part of his
career and of selected aspects of his thought.
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COREY L. BARNES
Christ's Two Wills in Scholastic Thought: The Christology of Aquinas and Its Historical Contexts
Studies and Texts 178; Mediaeval Law and Theology 5. February 2012. viii, 358 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–178–2 • Cloth • $85.00
This book investigates scholastic discussions
of Christ's wills from Anselm of Canterbury to John Duns Scotus,
concentrating on Thomas Aquinas. The general analysis serves as a backdrop for examining
the role granted to Christ's humanity by Aquinas.
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Modes of Authorship in the Middle Ages
Edited by Slavica Ranković with
Ingvil Brügger Budal, Aidan Conti,
Leidulf Melve, and Else Mundal
Papers in Mediaeval Studies 22. February 2012. viii, 428 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–822–4 • Cloth • $90.00
The articles in this volume are geared towards reopening the debate concerning who should be credited
with creativity – the talented individual, tradition/society, or the creative process itself.
The products of medieval culture, with their own dynamics of networked authorship and narratives
that often precede their tellers, provide a uniquely rich resource for anyone attempting to conceptualise authorship today.
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PETER OF LIMOGES
The Moral Treatise on the Eye
Translated with an introduction by Richard Newhauser
Mediaeval Sources in Translation 51. February 2012. xxxiv, 272 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–301–4 • Paperback • $35.00
This volume makes The Moral Treatise on the Eye available for the first time in English.
In fifteen chapters, the text moves from what can be established about the eye and vision
on scientific grounds to the moral or spiritual interpretation of optics. The Treatise helped
legitimate the cultural utility of natural science by making it part of a theological process of allegorizing the revealed world.
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VIRGINIA BROWN
Beneventan Discoveries: Collected Manuscript Catalogues, 1978–2008
Preface and comprehensive indexes by Roger E. Reynolds
Studies and Texts 179; Monumenta Liturgica Beneventana 6. April 2012. approx. 300 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–179–9 • Cloth • $90.00
This book reprints Virginia Brown's five lists of recently discovered Beneventan manuscript items,
which first appeared in the journal Mediaeval Studies. A preface and comprehensive indexes
compiled by Roger E. Reynolds are also included.
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HENRY OF HUNTINGDON
Anglicanus ortus: A Verse Herbal of the Twelfth Century
Edited and translated by Winston Black
Studies and Texts 180; British Writers 3. March 2012. approx. 620 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–180–5 • Cloth • $175.00
Written entirely in Latin verse, the recently discovered Anglicanus ortus describes the medicinal uses of 160 different
herbs, spices, and vegetables. Winston Black's translation includes a commentary on every poem as well as an extensive introduction.
NOTE: Co-published with The Bodleian Library.
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Robert Grosseteste: His Thought and Its Influence
Edited by Jack P. Cunningham
Papers in Mediaeval Studies 21. April 2012. approx. 300 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–821–7 • Cloth • $90.00
Robert Grosseteste's significant contributions to science and theology
are a testament to his reputation as a consummate polymath.
This wide-raging collection of essays in honour of James McEvoy also includes two essays by him.
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TIMOTHY B. NOONE
Of Angels and Men: Sketches from High Medieval Epistemology
The Etienne Gilson Series 34. 2011. 45 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–734–0 • Paperback • Complimentary
The 2010 Etienne Gilson Lecture examines the writings of Bonaventure, Aquinas, Henry of Ghent,
Duns Scotus, and others on angelic and human knowledge, demonstrating the theological context
for high medieval epistemology and new perspectives for the study of medieval thought.
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Recent Releases
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JOANNE FINDON
Lady, Hero, Saint: The Digby Play's Mary Magdalene
Studies and Texts 173. 2011. viii, 232 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–173–7 • Cloth • $85.00
This study examines the late medieval Digby Mary Magdalene play, which is
dominated by its female protagonist. Recalling genres as varied as lyric
poetry, romance, fabliau, sermons, meditations, and hymns, the play presents
an especially complex version of the popular saint.
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JOHN GOWER
Poems on Contemporary Events: The Visio Anglie (1381) and Cronica tripertita (1400)
Edited by David R. Carlson, with a verse translation by A.G. Rigg
Studies and Texts 174; British Writers 2. 2011. viii, 420 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–174–4 • Cloth • $150.00
The English poet John Gower (ca. 1330–1408) wrote Latin poems witnessing crucial
political events of his day. This volume includes Latin texts of these poems,
with commentary as well as verse
translations.
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LOUIS MACKEY
Faith Order Understanding: Natural Theology in the Augustinian Tradition
Editions, Essays, and Monographs. 2011. xxiv, 170 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–421–9 • Cloth • $80.00
The Augustinian idea of order is discernible in the proofs of God's existence
offered by many philosopher-theologians. Mackey shows how, even within the
bounds of the Augustinian tradition, modes of proof and conceptions of what
is to be proven can vary when questioned from within or challenged from without.
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ST SYMEON OF THESSALONIKA
The Liturgical Commentaries
Edited and translated by Steven Hawkes–Teeples
Studies and Texts 168. 2011. viii, 302 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–168–3 • Cloth • $90.00
The commentaries Explanation of the Divine Temple and "On the Sacred Liturgy" follow
the ancient Christian literary tradition of explaining the meaning of the Divine Liturgy;
they also prescribe how the liturgy should be executed.
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WILLIAM OF AUVERGNE
Selected Spiritual Writings: Why God Became Man; On Grace; On Faith
Translated with an introduction and notes by Roland J. Teske
Mediaeval Sources in Translation 50. 2011. viii, 128 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–300–7 • $15.95
This volume contains translations of three of William of Auvergne's shorter works.
Each touches upon the understanding of the relation between nature and grace, the moral
and theological virtues, and the need for our redemption by Christ. The introduction
situates the treatises within William's works and within the thought of the early
thirteenth century.
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PIOTR JAROSZYŃSKI
Beauty and Being: Thomistic Perspectives
Translated by Hugh McDonald with the collaboration of the author
Etienne Gilson Series 33. 2011. x, 270 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–733–3 • Cloth • $85.00
This book attempts to define what beauty is in metaphysical terms, to arrive at a better
understanding of beauty as a transcendental property of being, and to establish beauty's
place in philosophy alongside truth and the good.
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DAVID W. PORTER
The Antwerp–London Glossaries: The Latin and
Latin–Old English Vocabularies from Antwerp, Museum Plantin-Moretus
16.2 – London, British Library Add. 32246
Volume 1: Texts and Indexes
Publications of the Dictionary of Old English 8. 2011. xii, 258 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–908–5 • Cloth • $85.00
The Antwerp–London Glossaries are eleventh-century descendents
of the earliest school text in the English language. A varied collection
with five distinguishable parts, the glossaries have at their heart the
Etymologies of Isidore of Seville. This edition is accompanied by
textual apparatuses and complete English and Latin indexes. A second volume
will include introduction, translation, and explanatory notes.
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JOHN LELAND
De uiris illustribus / On Famous Men
Edited and translated by James P. Carley with the assistance of Caroline Brett
Studies and Texts 172; British Writers 1. 2010. clx, 868 pp., with 8 black-and-white plates
ISBN 978–0–88844–172–0 • Cloth • $175.00
Intended to be a comprehensive dictionary of British writers, this work
lay incomplete at Leland's death; a sometimes inaccurate edition was
printed in 1709. In the current edition, longer omitted passages have been
included and the original order of Leland's text has been restored.
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RADULPHUS ARDENS
The Questions on the Sacraments: Speculum uniuersale 8.31–92
Edited and translated by Christopher P. Evans
Studies and Texts 171; Mediaeval Law and Theology 3. 2010. viii, 296 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–171–3 • Cloth • $95.00
In his Speculum uniuersale, Radulphus Ardens (fl. 1190s) builds upon the
sacramental theology of Peter Lombard and Simon of Tournai and advances the
ideas of his predecessors, sometimes in unique ways.
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PETER LOMBARD
The Sentences – Book 4: On the Doctrine of Signs
Translated by Giulio Silano
Mediaeval Sources in Translation 48; St Michael's College Mediaeval Translations.
2010. lxvi, 304 pp.
ISBN 978–0–88844–296–3 • $39.95
The sacraments take up forty-two of the fifty Distinctions of Book 4
of the Sentences:
Baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, penance, extreme unction, sacred
orders, and marriage. The book concludes with eight Distinctions on the last things.
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Selected Backlist
All our most recent titles are included here; descriptions and
bibliographical details of these and all other new releases are
integrated into the
Complete Catalogue of Publications. Click on the cover image for details.
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