The Anglo-Norman Historical Canon Publishing and Manuscript Culture

This Element is a contribution to the ongoing debate on what it meant to publish a book in manuscript. It offers case-studies of three twelfth-century Anglo-Norman historians: William of Malmesbury, Henry of Huntingdon, and Geoffrey of Monmouth. It argues that the contemporary success and rapid atta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Tahkokallio, Jaakko, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press [2019]
Edición:First edition
Colección:Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009645339606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • The Anglo-Norman Historical Canon
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Conceptualising Publishing in Manuscript Culture
  • 1.2 The Publishing Framework: Audiences of History and the Modalities of Book Production in Post-Conquest England and the Anglo-Norman Realm
  • 1.3 A Note on the Sources
  • 2 William of Malmesbury
  • 3 Henry of Huntingdon
  • 4 Geoffrey of Monmouth
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Manuscripts Cited
  • Printed Primary Sources
  • Secondary Works
  • Funding Information.