| The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Volume 2: Books III and IV Contributor(s): Ordericus, Vitalis (Author), Chibnall, Marjorie (Editor), Chibnall, Marjorie (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0198202202 ISBN-13: 9780198202202 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $99.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 Annotation: The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called the greatest of all medieval chronicles. Written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, it is a detailed history of the Norman people and their conquests, full of vivid portraits of the lives and characters of men and women, kings and queens, lords and bishops, simple knights and humble villagers. The chronicle offers a unique, authentic picture of feudal society during a period of rapid change in church and state which saw the emergence of the Anglo-Norman realm, the spread of new forms of monasticism, and the launching of the Crusades. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Literary Collections | Medieval |
| Dewey: 940.148 |
| LCCN: 90036020 |
| Lexile Measure: 1610 |
| Physical Information: 1.14" H x 5.56" W x 7.88" (1.30 lbs) 452 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called the greatest of all medieval chronicles. Written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, it is a detailed history of the Norman people and their conquests, full of vivid portraits of the lives and characters of men and women, kings and queens, lords and bishops, simple knights and humble villagers. The chronicle offers a unique, authentic picture of feudal society during a period of rapid change in church and state which saw the emergence of the Anglo-Norman realm, the spread of new forms of monasticism, and the launching of the Crusades. |
