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Winterval Greetings!

Winterval greetings to all Virtual Stoa readers out there (assuming there are any left — I quite understand).

For those who are even more interested in the Winterval than I am, there’s what looks like the pretty definitive history over here, complete with 55-page appendix!

Traditional imagery via the Brick Testament, obviously.

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6 Comments


  1. ejh says:

    Shouldn’t she be on the donkey?

    ↓ Quote | Posted 24 December, 2010, 5:39 pm

  2. Chris Brooke says:

    Where does the tradition about the donkey come from, anyway? It isn’t in the Gospels.

    ↓ Quote | Posted 24 December, 2010, 10:27 pm

  3. Sarah says:

    It’s mentioned here (c. 140-170): http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/infancyjames-roberts.html

    (Chapter 17)

    ↓ Quote | Posted 27 December, 2010, 2:24 am

  4. Chris Brooke says:

    Oooh, good spot.

    ↓ Quote | Posted 27 December, 2010, 8:48 am

  5. scepticalexpat says:

    From what I vaguely remember, it’s probably the Pseudo-Matthew that’s more influential for Western tradition. It talks about a beast rather than a donkey, but it was influential both in its own terms, and then from high-late middle ages as a major source for the relevant bits of the Golden Legend.

    ↓ Quote | Posted 28 December, 2010, 10:44 pm

  6. Chris Brooke says:

    Thanks, Cathy!

    ↓ Quote | Posted 29 December, 2010, 10:22 am

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