08-30-2007, 11:28 PM
In response to the discussion concerning accuracy of hagiographical depictions, one can be certain that many such images display a shockingly high degree of accuracy, especially in the period after c. 1200 when they seem to show more detail.
On the flip side, you can't just take them at face value either, as many also are highly stylized and exhibit inaccuracies as well. These sources (Saints' Lives and of course others) are one of those "double-edged" primary sources where one must wade through the evidence.
Just my two cents.
On the flip side, you can't just take them at face value either, as many also are highly stylized and exhibit inaccuracies as well. These sources (Saints' Lives and of course others) are one of those "double-edged" primary sources where one must wade through the evidence.
Just my two cents.
John Baker
Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due.
- Institutes, bk. I, ch. I, para. I
Justice is the constant and perpetual wish to render to every one his due.
- Institutes, bk. I, ch. I, para. I