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Illuminated history books in the Anglo-Norman world, 1066-1272

Title
Illuminated history books in the Anglo-Norman world, 1066-1272 / Laura Cleaver.
Author
Cleaver, Laura
Publication
  • Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
  • ©2018

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Description
xx, 222 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, genealogical tables; 25 cm
Summary
Illuminated History Books in the Anglo-Norman World' examines surviving medieval manuscripts from 1066 to 1272 and the people and processes involved in their creation. It addresses the reception and circulation of histories, and the different ways in which imagery and text could be used to create nuanced accounts of the past.
Subject
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, English > 12th century
  • Historiography > England > History > To 1500
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Great Britain
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Anglo-Saxon
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Norman
  • Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
  • Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-216) and indexes.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Making histories in Normandy, 1066-1204 -- 2. Text and image: shaping history in England, 1066-1272 -- 3. Documents, documentation, and the making of history books -- 4. Charting history -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Relph Diceto, De diversis auctoribus quo tempore scripserint.
Call Number
JFE 18-6449
ISBN
  • 0198802625
  • 9780198802624
LCCN
2018930561
OCLC
1007083605
Author
Cleaver, Laura, author.
Title
Illuminated history books in the Anglo-Norman world, 1066-1272 / Laura Cleaver.
Publisher
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-216) and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFE 18-6449
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