English Episcopal Acta, 43: Coventry & Lichfield 1215-1256
Jeffrey H. Denton
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Description for English Episcopal Acta, 43: Coventry & Lichfield 1215-1256
Hardback. The documents of the bishops of Coventry and Lichfield in the thirteenth-century reveal snapshots of everyday life in medieval Lancashire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire, from the monks who lost their books in a fire to the men who struggled to carry bodies for burial through floods and snow. Editor(s): Denton, Jeffrey H.; Hoskin, Philippa Mary. Series: English Episcopal Acta. Num Pages: 460 pages, 4 black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKEM; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 171 x 34. Weight in Grams: 888.
With the publication of volumes 43 and 44 in the internationally-recognised English Episcopal Acta series, the project's work on the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield is complete. The volumes draw together for the first time modern, scholarly editions of all the known documents issued by six bishops. They enable academics to see the work of the bishops of this large see in a broader chronological context and elucidate areas of their economic and social activity. They also deal with the bishop's political activities: at national level in the events of the civil war of the 1260s, and locally in their ... Read more
With the publication of volumes 43 and 44 in the internationally-recognised English Episcopal Acta series, the project's work on the diocese of Coventry and Lichfield is complete. The volumes draw together for the first time modern, scholarly editions of all the known documents issued by six bishops. They enable academics to see the work of the bishops of this large see in a broader chronological context and elucidate areas of their economic and social activity. They also deal with the bishop's political activities: at national level in the events of the civil war of the 1260s, and locally in their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
460
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
English Episcopal Acta
Condition
New
Weight
885g
Number of Pages
460
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265772
SKU
V9780197265772
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Reviews for English Episcopal Acta, 43: Coventry & Lichfield 1215-1256
this is an impressive addition to the series and will be enormously helpful to anyone working on thirteenth-century ecclesiastical administration or on Midland history.
Julia Barrow, English Historical Review
Julia Barrow, English Historical Review