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Le Mans Forgeries - A Chapter from the History of Church Property in the 9th Century
Walter A. Goffart
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 380 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Dimension: 212 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 518.
The “Le Mans Forgeries,” relating the history of the bishops of Le Mans from apostolic times to 840, have long been acknowledged to be tendentious, and many historians have sought to determine their date, authorship, and purpose. Walter Goffart has assembled these widely scattered and unevenly edited texts and has established their unity of composition, date, and the legal circumstances the forger hoped to exploit to serve the interests of his bishopric. He also provides a critical analysis of the Le Mans charters. His study is a notable contribution to source criticism and to the history of church property and ... Read more
The “Le Mans Forgeries,” relating the history of the bishops of Le Mans from apostolic times to 840, have long been acknowledged to be tendentious, and many historians have sought to determine their date, authorship, and purpose. Walter Goffart has assembled these widely scattered and unevenly edited texts and has established their unity of composition, date, and the legal circumstances the forger hoped to exploit to serve the interests of his bishopric. He also provides a critical analysis of the Le Mans charters. His study is a notable contribution to source criticism and to the history of church property and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Language
English
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674518759
SKU
V9780674518759
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