Home
The Chronicle of John of Worcester: Volume IV: Chronicula
The Chronicle of John of Worcester: Volume IV: Chronicula in Bloomington, MN
Current price: $170.00
Loading Inventory...
Size: OS
John of Worcester is celebrated for his work on the Worcester
Chronica Chronicarum
, which was put together in stages in the first half of the twelfth century, and which became one of the most important historical texts to have survived from Britain of that period. A great deal of our understanding of early medieval British history, from before and after the Norman Conquest, depends upon it. At a late stage in the production of the
, John turned his hand to the writing of an abbreviated chronicle, which he called his
Chronicula
, and which survives in a single, autograph manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin. The
interacts with its parent text, the
, in interesting ways: it reassembles the
Chronica
according to the reigns of the emperors, it splices together information from different annals and sometimes redrafts the
's entries, thus providing an altered emphasis. The
also contains unique details (notably a set of poems and two long miracle episodes) and makes use of sources in ways that are not seen in the
. In editing, translating, and providing a full introduction and commentary to the
for the first time, the volume provides both crucial access to twelfth-century historiographical material and unprecedented detail concerning the working methods of a twelfth-century monastic historian.
Chronica Chronicarum
, which was put together in stages in the first half of the twelfth century, and which became one of the most important historical texts to have survived from Britain of that period. A great deal of our understanding of early medieval British history, from before and after the Norman Conquest, depends upon it. At a late stage in the production of the
, John turned his hand to the writing of an abbreviated chronicle, which he called his
Chronicula
, and which survives in a single, autograph manuscript in Trinity College, Dublin. The
interacts with its parent text, the
, in interesting ways: it reassembles the
Chronica
according to the reigns of the emperors, it splices together information from different annals and sometimes redrafts the
's entries, thus providing an altered emphasis. The
also contains unique details (notably a set of poems and two long miracle episodes) and makes use of sources in ways that are not seen in the
. In editing, translating, and providing a full introduction and commentary to the
for the first time, the volume provides both crucial access to twelfth-century historiographical material and unprecedented detail concerning the working methods of a twelfth-century monastic historian.
Shop Similar Products
