{"product_id":"the-mirror-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary","title":"The Mirror of the Blessed Virgin Mary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAve, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. From each word of the greeting, the praises of the Mother of God.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:1.6em 0 .7em;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=gFd9KcFhgjp6xjLgdgK7iJhG4IQlCRtuoSAASgEy6X7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:16px 32px;margin:0 12px 12px 0;border:2px solid #3D2E1E;background:#3D2E1E;color:#F8F4EA;\"\u003eBuy the Paperback\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=ituRq3pFU1IRj5c5KIqTfhEYUimhNFvC4EMTL1PAj5L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:16px 32px;margin:0 12px 12px 0;border:2px solid #3D2E1E;background:transparent;color:#3D2E1E;\"\u003eBuy the Hardcover\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#8a7a63;margin:0 0 1.9em;\"\u003eOrders are placed and shipped through IngramSpark. This page is a catalogue listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beloved of the medieval treatises in praise of Our Lady, the \u003cem\u003eMirror of the Blessed Virgin Mary\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eSpeculum Beatae Mariae Virginis\u003c\/em\u003e) is a sustained meditation upon the Angelical Salutation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhrase by phrase it takes up the greeting the Archangel Gabriel brought to Nazareth, and unfolds from each word the dignities and praises of the Mother of God: her fullness of grace, the meanings of her name, the Lord who is with her, her blessedness among women, and the blessed Fruit of her womb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries the work was ascribed to Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, and it is printed among his works. It is offered here under that venerable attribution, with a note on its authorship by Conrad of Saxony. Presented complete and unabridged, in the translation of Sister Mary Emmanuel, O.S.B., on cream paper, for reading and keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaint Bonaventure (traditional attribution); modern scholarship credits Conrad of Saxony, O.F.M. (d. 1279)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslated by Sister Mary Emmanuel, O.S.B., 1932\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete and unabridged: the Prologue and eighteen chapters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanctified Souls, Heritage Editions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback and hardcover, 6 × 9, 134 pages, cream paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#8a7a63;margin:1.6em 0 0;\"\u003eCover: \u003cem\u003eMadonna and Child in a Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, Cosmè Tura (Italian, Ferrarese, c. 1430–1495), c. 1460–1470. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection. Public domain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border:0;border-top:1px solid #e4dccd;margin:2.2em 0 1.6em;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin:1.6em 0 .7em;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=gFd9KcFhgjp6xjLgdgK7iJhG4IQlCRtuoSAASgEy6X7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:16px 32px;margin:0 12px 12px 0;border:2px solid #3D2E1E;background:#3D2E1E;color:#F8F4EA;\"\u003eBuy the Paperback\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=ituRq3pFU1IRj5c5KIqTfhEYUimhNFvC4EMTL1PAj5L\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:16px 32px;margin:0 12px 12px 0;border:2px solid #3D2E1E;background:transparent;color:#3D2E1E;\"\u003eBuy the Hardcover\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.6;color:#8a7a63;margin:0 0 1.9em;\"\u003eOrders are placed and shipped through IngramSpark. This page is a catalogue listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Sanctified Souls","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53031695221017,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/4616\/0921\/files\/bon-mirror-front.jpg?v=1787250063","url":"https:\/\/sanctifiedsouls.com\/products\/the-mirror-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary","provider":"Sanctified Souls","version":"1.0","type":"link"}