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La Chronique Anonyme Universelle : reading and writing history in fifteenth-century France
- Title
- La Chronique Anonyme Universelle : reading and writing history in fifteenth-century France / [edited by] Lisa Fagin Davis.
- Publication
- London : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2014]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 15-1542 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Davis, Lisa Fagin
- Description
- 439 pages : illustrations; 29 cm +
- Summary
- This volume presents the first comprehensive study of the Chronique Anonyme Universelle, a lavishly illustrated scroll history of the world from Creation to the fifteenth century. Working in a French noble library around the year 1410, the anonymous compiler of the Chronique told the story of humanity - nearly six thousand years by his reckoning - by editing historical texts at his disposal, arranging them in parallel columns on a vertical scroll, and filling the inter-columnar space with complex genealogical diagrams. The Chronique reflects a particular and particularly French self-image and worldview that become increasingly apparent as the reader traverses its direct and unbroken line from the Bible, Egypt, Greece and Troy to the histories of the Papacy, the Roman and Holy Roman Empires, the Crusades, and the royal houses of France and England.
- Series Statement
- Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History (HMSAH) ; [61]
- Uniform Title
- Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history ; [61].
- Alternative Title
- reading and writing history in 15th century France
- Subjects
- Illumination of books and manuscripts, French > 15th century
- Manuscripts, French > 15th century > History
- France > History > Early works to 1800
- Manuscripts, French > 15th century > Facsimiles
- Manuscripts, French > Private collections > Connecticut
- World history > Early works to 1800
- Chronique anonyme universelle
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Language (note)
- In English; with the Chronique Anonyme Universelle in Middle French with parallel English translation.
- Call Number
- JFF 15-1542
- ISBN
- 9781905375554
- 1905375557
- OCLC
- 779255202
- Title
- La Chronique Anonyme Universelle : reading and writing history in fifteenth-century France / [edited by] Lisa Fagin Davis.
- Publisher
- London : Harvey Miller Publishers, [2014]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediatedcomputer
- Type of Carrier
- volumecomputer disc
- Series
- Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History (HMSAH) ; [61]Studies in medieval and early Renaissance art history ; [61].
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Language
- In English; with the Chronique Anonyme Universelle in Middle French with parallel English translation.
- Added Author
- Davis, Lisa Fagin, editor.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 15-1542 [Text]*WGC-8355 [CD-ROM]