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Annales Monastici 5 Volume Set
Contributor(s): Luard, Henry Richards (Editor)
ISBN: 110804316X     ISBN-13: 9781108043168
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $303.05  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: November 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Great Britain - General
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls
Physical Information: 6.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.2" (8.46 lbs) 2744 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - British Isles
 
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Publisher Description:
Originally published in 1864-9, and still a standard reference work, this five-volume collection contains editions of ten key source texts for medieval English history, focusing mainly on the thirteenth century. Compiled in monasteries over many years, they record local, national and international events in chronological order, sometimes surprisingly briefly and at other times in great detail. The coverage includes aristocratic marriages and deaths, local power struggles, astronomical observations, natural disasters, crimes, 'diabolick appearances' and excommunications, appointments and acquisitions. The editor, Henry Richards Luard (1825-91), an influential Cambridge clergyman and University Administrator, provided introductions to the Latin texts and their manuscripts, and sidenotes in English indicating their content. Volume 1 contains the annals of Margan, Tewkesbury and Burton-on-Trent; Volume 2, Winchester and Waverley, Volume 3, Dunstable and Bermondsey, Volume 4, Osney and Worcester, and Volume 5, the index and a glossary.