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Ordines Coronationis Franciae
Richard A. . Ed(S): Jackson
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Description for Ordines Coronationis Franciae
hardcover. Editor(s): Jackson, Richard A. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 816.
The ordines coronationis are essentially the scripts for the coronation of Frankish and French sovereigns. Combining detailed religious, ceremonial, and political material, they are an extraordinarily important source for the study of individual rulers or dynasties, as well as for the study of kingship, queenship, and the evolution of political institutions. Complete in two volumes, Richard A. Jackson's is the first full edition of these texts, including all the ordines from the early thirteenth century through the end of the fifteenth century, a period during which the texts shift from Latin to the vernacular, and the institutions of kingship become ... Read more
The ordines coronationis are essentially the scripts for the coronation of Frankish and French sovereigns. Combining detailed religious, ceremonial, and political material, they are an extraordinarily important source for the study of individual rulers or dynasties, as well as for the study of kingship, queenship, and the evolution of political institutions. Complete in two volumes, Richard A. Jackson's is the first full edition of these texts, including all the ordines from the early thirteenth century through the end of the fifteenth century, a period during which the texts shift from Latin to the vernacular, and the institutions of kingship become ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Series
The Middle Ages Series
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812235425
SKU
V9780812235425
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About Richard A. . Ed(S): Jackson
Richard A. Jackson was until his retirement Professor of History at the University of Houston and author of Vive le Roi!: A history of the French Coronation from Charles V to Charles X.
Reviews for Ordines Coronationis Franciae
"A rich, well-presented and thought-provoking text edition, which will serve as a useful source for further close inquiry into royal ceremonial in France and, by comparison, elsewhere. . . . A model for complex text editions."
The Medieval Review
"Jackson has undertaken the monumental task of consulting every extant manuscript and available printed version of these ordines and ... Read more
The Medieval Review
"Jackson has undertaken the monumental task of consulting every extant manuscript and available printed version of these ordines and ... Read more