{"product_id":"codex-epistolaris-carolinus-letters-from-the-popes-to-the-frankish-rulers-739-791-9781800348714","title":"Codex Epistolaris Carolinus: Letters from the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e preserves ninety-nine letters, dated between 739  and 791 and sent by the popes to the Frankish king Charlemagne and his predecessors. The compilation was commissioned by Charlemagne in 791, but the sole surviving medieval manuscript of the letters was made at Cologne in the later ninth century and is now in Vienna (Österreichische Nationalbibliothek Cod. 449). The headings or \u003ci\u003elemmata \u003c\/i\u003eprovided for each letter by the Frankish compilers in 791 and faithfully preserved in the codex, add a distinctive Frankish commentary on events in Rome and Italy in the second half of the eighth century. This book not only provides the first full English translation of the letters and \u003ci\u003elemmata\u003c\/i\u003e in the \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e but also re-creates the original Carolingian order of presentation of the letters according to the manuscript. A substantial introduction discusses the historical significance of the collection, the compilation and contexts of the Vienna manuscript, especially the significance of the \u003ci\u003elemmata\u003c\/i\u003e, the peculiarities of the Latin of the papal letters and the biblical citations, and the historical context of the letters themselves. The \u003ci\u003elemmata\u003c\/i\u003e and letter translations are augmented with introductions to each letter and a comprehensive historical commentary and glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This volume will be welcomed equally by established scholars and should ensure that this valuable resource appears even more in future research.'\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey D. Dunn, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Australian Early Medieval Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The volume under review presents excellent translations accompanied by helpful notes, a substantial introduction… and an Index that is full enough to be really valuable. Given its core text and all these resources and tools, this book will be immensely useful for years to come.’\u003cbr\u003eThomas F. X. Noble, \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Simply to have these translated letters collected into one volume will allow, even propel, deeper engagement of these letters as vital witnesses to the complexities of the Italian and Frankish realities of the eighth century. It will further invigorate, the already flourishing world of Carolingian studies and will no doubt stand the test of time as the first port of call for the translated text... this work will be invaluable for students, teachers and researchers.’ Christopher Heath, \u003cem\u003eAl-Masāq\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Rosamond McKitterick has spent most of her illustrious career building our knowledge of the Carolingian Empire, its sophisticated textual culture, and its relationship with Rome… this volume makes an important body of textual evidence much more accessible and will appeal to anyone interested in medieval scribal cultures and Latin literature, as well the more general history of eighth-century Europe. The authors are to be congratulated on their superb contribution to the study of the early Carolingian period, its key players, and its epistolary legacy.’ Bronwen Neil, \u003cem\u003eEarly Medieval Europe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI The \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRosamond McKitterick, and Dorine van Espelo\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003eII The \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e: compilation and contexts\u003cbr\u003eDorine van Espelo\u003cbr\u003e 1. The late eighth-century context of the compilation\u003cbr\u003e 2. Letters and letter collections\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Preface\u003cbr\u003e 4. The mechanics of sending and receiving letters: the papal legates\u003cbr\u003e 5. The manuscript: Codex Vindobonensis 449: dating, provenance, codicological and palaeographical features\u003cbr\u003e 6. The 791 exemplar and the Cologne copy\u003cbr\u003e 7. The \u003ci\u003elemmata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8. The allusions and comparisons with  Old Testament model\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII The Latin of the papal letters \u003cbr\u003eRichard Matthew Pollard and Richard Price\u003cbr\u003e1. The language and style of the \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e, and their affinities with other papal documents\u003cbr\u003eRichard Matthew Pollard\u003cbr\u003e2. The biblical citations\u003cbr\u003eRichard Matthew Pollard\u003cbr\u003e3. Latin grammar in the \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Price\u003cbr\u003eIV The Franks, Italy and the popes, 739-791\u003cbr\u003eRosamond McKitterick\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e2. Competing political interests in Italy, 739-791\u003cbr\u003e3. The Codex Carolinus and the Liber Pontificalis\u003cbr\u003eNote on the dating of the letters\u003cbr\u003eCODEX EPISTOLARIS CAROLINUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Richard Matthew Pollard (Preface and letters 1-11) \u003cbr\u003eand Richard Price (letters 12-99)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCommentary and historical notes by Rosamond McKitterick \u003cbr\u003eAppendix. People mentioned in the letters\u003cbr\u003eConcordance: The \u003ci\u003eCodex epistolaris Carolinus\u003c\/i\u003e in ÖNB 449 and the MGH edition of Gundlach\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of technical terms in the translation\u003cbr\u003eBIBLIOGRAPHY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360134496599,"sku":"9781800348714","price":142.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/codex-epistolaris-carolinus-letters-from-the-popes-to-the-frankish-rulers-739-791-9781800348714","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}