18%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Histories, Volume II: Books 3-4
Richer Of Saint-Remi
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Histories, Volume II: Books 3-4
Hardback. The Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
The Historia of Richer of Saint-Remi (ca. 950-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'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. ... Read more
The Historia of Richer of Saint-Remi (ca. 950-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'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. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Series
Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
Condition
New
Weight
608g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674061590
SKU
V9780674061590
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Richer Of Saint-Remi
Justin Lake is Assistant Professor of Classics in the Department of European and Classical Languages and Cultures at Texas A&M University.
Reviews for Histories, Volume II: Books 3-4