RAMON LULL AND LULLISM IN FOURTEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE
Book Details + Condition: Oxford at the Clarendon Press (Oxford, UK). First Edition, 1971. Hardcover. 479 pages with Appendices and Indices. Illustrated with b&w plates at rear. Errata has been slipped in book, at p 51. Author J.N. Hillgarth presents a definitive history of the spread of philosopher, theologian, poet, missionary, apologist and former knight Ramon Lull / Raymond Lully’s thought, particularly in Paris. The book highlights how Thomas Le Myesier preserved and promoted Lull's philosophical and mystical "Art" following Lull’s death, transforming it from a missionary tool into a recognized academic and spiritual system. Chapters include:
- Ramon Lull (c. 1232 - 1316)
- Ramon Lull and the Politics of His Age
- Early Lullism: Centers and Currents of Influence
- Early Lullism in Paris: Thomas Le Myesier and His Patrons
- Early Lullism: The Manuscripts of Thomas Le Myesier: The Preparation of the Electorium
- Early Lullism in Paris: The Purpose of Le Myesier's Complications
- The Palace of Paris in Later Lullism: The Influence of Le Myesier's Works
In very good condition, with firm binding; interior is clean and free of markings. All books are carefully packed, and shipped in boxes.
