Medieval Welsh Genealogy: An Introduction and Textual Study Contributor(s): Guy, Ben (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783275138 ISBN-13: 9781783275137 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Modern - General - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry |
Dewey: 929.109 |
LCCN: 2020301416 |
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.8" W x 9.7" (2.75 lbs) 545 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Genealogy was a central element of life in medieval Wales. It was the force that held society together and the framework for all political action. For these reasons, genealogical writing in medieval Wales, as elsewhere in Europe, became a fundamental tool for representing and manipulating perceptions of the socio-political order across historical and literary time. From its beginnings within an early medieval Insular genre of genealogical writing, Welsh genealogy developed across the Middle Ages as a unique and pervasive phenomenon. |