{"product_id":"on-illustrious-men-9780813227665","title":"On Illustrious Men","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften cited as a source of biographical information on ancient Christian authors, \u003cem\u003eOn Illustrious Men\u003c\/em\u003e provides St Jerome's personal evaluations of his forebears and contemporaries, as well as catalogues of patristic writings known to him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA faithful translation of Jerome's 'Who's Who' of the ancient church, beginning with Simon Peter and concluding with Jerome himself.... Jerome's accounts are fascinating, filled with keen insight into some cases and characteristic spleen in others. The text itself, then, is well worth reading.... It is also extremely useful for the extensive annotations provided by Halton.... [Halton provides] massive bibliographic aid throughout the translation. It is this that will make this handy little book indispensable for anyone interested in early Christian history.\"\"—\u003ci\u003eHeythrop Journal\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"MP-CUA Catholic Uni of Amer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863002906967,"sku":"9780813227665","price":34.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813227665.jpg?v=1759919328","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-illustrious-men-9780813227665","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}