medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Quoting Christopher Crockett <[log in to unmask]>:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> From: Bill East <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > Phyllis Jestice <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> >> Joseph, foster-father of Jesus, doesn't seem to have been much noticed
> before the late Middle Ages.
>
> > Respondeo: Phyllis speaks the truth here.
>
> pr'haps.
>
> or not.
>
> in any event he's not an entirely uncommon feature (albeit frequently a
> rather
> drole one)
See too Sacchetti, Il Trecentonovelle, LXXV [5], a joke attributed to Giotto:
Tell me Giotto, why is Joseph always depicted as melancholy?
And Giotto replied:
Isn't he right to be, seeing his wife pregnant and he doesn't know by whom?
Best wishes,
Brian
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