Abbatial authority and the writing of history in the Middle Ages
How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of h...
| Main Author: | Pohl, Benjamin, 1985- |
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| Other Authors: | Oxford Scholarship Online. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
| Series: |
Oxford scholarship online.
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| Summary: |
How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of history in this fascinating period of Europe's history. |
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| Item Description: |
Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index. How, why, and by whom was history written in medieval European monasteries? Benjamin Pohl investigates the communities' abbots or abbesses as prolific authors, patrons, commissioners, project managers, and facilitators of historical narratives; transforming our understanding of the writing of history in this fascinating period of Europe's history. Specialized. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). |
| Audience: |
Specialized. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780191836633 |