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Universal Chronicles in the High Middle Ages (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
Michele Campopiano
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Description for Universal Chronicles in the High Middle Ages (Writing History in the Middle Ages)
Hardcover. New perspectives on and interpretations of the popular medieval genre of the universal chronicle. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Found in pre-modern cultures of every era and across the world, from the ancient Near East to medieval Latin Christendom, the universal chronicle is simultaneously one of the most ubiquitous pre-modern cultural forms and one of the most overlooked. Universal chronicles narrate the history of the whole world from the time of its creation up to the then present day, treating the world's affairs as though they were part of a single organic reality, and uniting various strands of history into a unifed, coherent story. They reveal a great deal about how the societies that produced them understood their world ... Read more
Found in pre-modern cultures of every era and across the world, from the ancient Near East to medieval Latin Christendom, the universal chronicle is simultaneously one of the most ubiquitous pre-modern cultural forms and one of the most overlooked. Universal chronicles narrate the history of the whole world from the time of its creation up to the then present day, treating the world's affairs as though they were part of a single organic reality, and uniting various strands of history into a unifed, coherent story. They reveal a great deal about how the societies that produced them understood their world ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
York Medieval Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
York, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781903153734
SKU
V9781903153734
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99-50
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