{"product_id":"fragments-of-a-world-lesley-smith-9780226826189","title":"Fragments of a World: William of Auvergne and His Medieval Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first modern biography of medieval French scholar and bishop William of Auvergne.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, William of Auvergne (1180?-1249) is remembered for his scholarship about the afterlife as well as the so-called Trial of the Talmud. But the medieval bishop of Paris also left behind nearly 600 sermons delivered to all manner of people--from the royal court to the poorest in his care. In \u003ci\u003eFragments of a World\u003c\/i\u003e, Lesley Smith uses these sermons to paint a vivid picture of this extraordinary cleric, his parishioners, and their bustling world. The first modern biography of the influential teacher, bishop, and theologian, \u003ci\u003eFragments of a World\u003c\/i\u003e casts a new image of William of Auvergne for our times--deeply attuned to both the spiritual and material needs of an ever-changing populace in the medieval city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesley Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022682618X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226826189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2024","brand":"Lesley Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44069594923263,"sku":"9780226826189","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64a9194c-0af6-4259-a5fc-d3c4993e50c4.jpg?v=1685425518","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fragments-of-a-world-lesley-smith-9780226826189","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}