Letter 38.1

Item

Text Category
Literature: letter See all items with this value
Century Range
4th century CE See all items with this value
Precise Date or Date Range
387
Author
Ambrose See all items with this value
Reference
Letter 38.1
Language
Latin See all items with this value
Quotation
Verum postea cum Petri apostoli epistulam legerem, adverti quod omnis sapiens etiam dives nec sexum exceperit, qui feminas ornatum omnem non in praetiosis monilibus, sed in bonis moribus habere scripserit: Non enim, inquit, extrinsecus capillorum inplicatio aut auri circumpositio aut habitus vestimentorum ornamentum, sed ille absconditus cordis homo.
Part of Speech
Noun See all items with this value
Type of Thing Ornamented
Person See all items with this value
Object/ Person Ornamented
Christian women
Type of Medium Ornamenting
Visual Work: Material: Precious Stones See all items with this value
Visual Work: clothing See all items with this value
Visual Work: Material: Precious Metals: Gold See all items with this value
Medium/a Ornamenting
Costly jewels, elaborate clothing, gold jewellery and objects, plaited/ braided hair
Person Engaged in Act of Ornamenting
The women themselves
Notes
Letter to Simplician
Item Identifier
A02426
Determination
Derived directly from text
Item sets
Ambrose
4th century CE
Person (Ornamented)
Material
Precious Metals
Gold
Precious Stones
Clothing