Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

The Legendary History of the Cross A Series of Sixty-four Woodcuts from a Dutch Book Published by Veldener, A.D. 1483

Veldener, Johann, active 1473-1486 [Illustrator]; Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924 [Author of introduction, etc.]; Caxton, William, 1422?-1492? [Contributor]; Jacobus, de Voragine, 1229?-1298 [Contributor]; Ashton, John, 1834-1911 [Editor]· 5 chapters· 17,504 words

THE origin of the mediæval romance of the Croſs is hard to diſcover. It was very popular. It occurs in a good number of authors, and is depicted in a good many churches in ſtained glaſs.

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3. Part 3

And then Heracle commaunded hym all to god and to the hooly croſſe wyth all the devocion that he myght. And thenne they fought longe / And at the laſt our lord gaf the vyctory t...

4. Part 4

“And fyrſt of all let us begynne to ſpeake of his croſſe, whereupon he was hanged. I know that it is holden for a certaintie that it was founde of Heline the mother of Conſtanti...

1. Part 1

THE origin of the mediæval romance of the Croſs is hard to diſcover. It was very popular. It occurs in a good number of authors, and is depicted in a good many churches in ſtain...

2. Part 2

The holy croſſe was founden two hondred yere after the reſurrexyon of our lord / It is redde in the goſpel of nychodemus[E] / that whan adam wexyd ſeck / Seth hys ſone wente to...

5. Part 5

But Solomon, who muſt needs have all that was rare and coſtly to adorn his temple, caſt his eyes upon this precious tree, and ordered it to be cut down.[18] It was duly felled,...