Research Catalog

Title

Histories / Richer of Saint Rémi ; edited and translated by Justin Lake.

Author

Richer, of Saint-Rémy, active 10th century.

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Lake, Justin.
• Dumbarton Oaks.

Description

2 v.; 21 cm.

Summary

"The Historia of Richer of Saint-Rémi (ca. 950{u2013}ca. 1000), an invaluable source for understanding tenth-century West Francia (present-day France), provides a rare contemporary account of the waning Carolingian dynasty, accession of Hugh Capet, and failed rebellion of Charles of Lorraine. Beginning in 888, the Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized upon the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer{u2019}s descriptive talents are on display as he tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. The Historia also sheds light on a controversial figure of the Middle Ages, the legendary cleric and scholar Gerbert of Aurillac. Gerbert, the dedicatee of the Historia, rose from humble beginnings to become archbishop of Rheims, archbishop of Ravenna, and eventually pope (as Sylvester II). The Historia contains a fascinating description of his teaching at the cathedral school of Rheims, where his innovations involved instruments such as the monochord, armillary sphere, and abacus. Translated into English here for the first time, the Historia holds particular attractions for historians and for anyone interested in the cultural and intellectual developments in the Latin West around the year 1000." -- Publisher's description.

Series Statement

Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 10, 11

Uniform Title

• Historiae. English & Latin
• Dumbarton Oaks medieval library ; 10, 11.

Alternative Title

Historiae.

Subject

• Richer, of Saint-Rémy, active 10th century
• To 1328
• France > History > To 987 > Early works to 1800
• France > History > Capetians, 987-1328 > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

• History
• Early works
• Early works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language (note)

• Latin and English text on facing pages.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

v. 1. Books 1-2 -- v. 2. Books 3-4.

ISBN

• 9780674060036 (v. I : alk. paper)
• 0674060032 (v. I : alk. paper)
• 9780674061590 (v. II : alk. paper)
• 0674061594 (v. II : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011008840

OCLC

• 706804019
• SCSB-11560605

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library