Abbatial authority and the writing of history in the Middle Ages /

How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of h...

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1. Verfasser:
Pohl, Benjamin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford University Press 2023
Zusammenfassung:
How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of history in this fascinating period of Europe's history.
Umfang:
1 online resource (398 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-183663-X
0-19-251470-9
0-19-251469-5
Schlagworte:
Middle Ages > Historiography.
Superiors, Religious > Europe > History > To 1500.
History.
European history.
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