Liber

Examples

• All

• According to the Liber, these corsairs plagued the seas and shores of Christendom from Spain to Greece.

  Academic text (1996)

• The most intriguing of these is the Liber Maiorichinus, a source with which saga scholars have thus far not been acquainted.

  Academic text (1996)

• The original title of the poem is Liber Maiorichinus.

  Academic text (1996)

• Identify this theme as the "Credo" from Liber Usualis.

  Academic text (2003)

• Have students sing through "Quem vidistis" from the Liber Usualis in unison.

  Academic text (2003)

• The Liber Maiorichinus tells the story of a crusade against Muslim Majorca in 1113-15.

  Academic text (1996)

• The Liber Maiorichinus is an epic Latin poem of more than 3,500 hexameter verses.

  Academic text (1996)

• However, it is quite clear that the Liber's cleric author viewed the taking of spoils as being only incidental to the Pisan

  Academic text (1996)

• The ancient Roman god Liber is often celebrated in festivals for his association with wine and fertility.

• In art, Liber is depicted as a joyful figure, similar to the Greek god Bacchus.

Synonyms

D

Dionysus

vsLiber

• Literature

11 9.8

A Greek god of wine, fertility, and theater

also highlights freedom and Roman identity rather than theatrical focus

B

Bacchus

vsLiber

• Literature

6 9.4

A Roman god of wine and celebration

places more emphasis on fertility and freedom than on pure revelry

Surface Forms

Etymology