medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The bibliography about Alexander in the Middle Ages is HUGE, although
I would recommend that you start with:
George Cary, "The Medieval Alexander", Edited by D. J. A. Ross.
Cambridge University Press, 1956, reprinted 1967
[Cary has a good chapter about the use of Alexander in mirrors of
princes, exempla and religious literature.]
Z. David Zuwiyya (ed.), "A companion to Alexander literature in the
Middle Ages", Leiden & Boston : Brill, 2011.
David J.A. Ross, "Alexander historiatus : a guide to medieval
illustrated Alexander literature", Frankfurt am Main : Athenäum, 1988
D. J. A. Ross, "Illustrated medieval Alexander-books in Germany and
the Netherlands : a study in comparative iconography", Cambridge :
Modern Humanities research Association, 1971.
(esp. useful for its numerous plates)
About one specific episode:
Victor M. Schmidt, "A legend and its image: the aerial flight of
Alexander the Great in medieval art", Forster, 1995
Also, have a look at manuscripts containing Alexander romances, some
have absolutely stunning miniatures, e. g.
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b60002590 (Thomas de Kent,
Roman de toute chevalerie)
http://image.ox.ac.uk/show?collection=bodleian&manuscript=msbodl264
(Alexandre de Paris, Roman d'Alexandre)
You might also find something useful here:
http://www.arlima.net/ad/alexandre_le_grand.html
Best,
Laurent Brun
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 18:39, Jon Cannon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
> Greetings, one and all.
>
> I'm currently working on a series of carvings in a church which seem to me
> to relate strongly to medieval stories of travel to far-flung places beyond
> Christendom -- perhaps, specifically, to the Legend of Alexander.
>
> I'm eager to find exempla or other religious commentaries that might use
> such source material, hopefully Alexander stories in particular, and thus
> help understand these carvings more deeply.
>
> Any leads anyone can suggest will be much welcomed,
>
> Jon Cannon
>
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