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Professor Vaughan's book on the life and works of Matthew Paris is a full-scale study of one of the most important of the medieval chroniclers of European as well as British history. First published in 1958, it is re-issued in recognition of its continuing importance as an essential reference for all students of medieval and ecclesiastical history. A supplementary bibliography has been added to take account of updated scholarship.

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1. The Life of Matthew Paris; 2. Matthew Paris and Roger Wendover; 3. The Handwriting and Authorship of the Historical Manuscripts; 4. The Relationship and Chronology of the Chronica Majora, the Historic Anglorum, and the Liber Additamentorum; 5. The Liber Additamentorum; 6. The Flores Historiarum: some Manuscript Problems; 7. Matthew Paris's Historical Works: Abridgement and Expurgation; 8. Matthew Paris the Chronicler; 9. Matthew Paris the Hagiologist; 10. Matthew Paris the Domestic Historian; 11. Matthew Paris the Artist; 12. Other Interests.

Matthew Paris Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought New Series Series Number 6

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 10/11/1979 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521295758, 978-0521295758
      ISBN10: 0521295750

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Professor Vaughan's book on the life and works of Matthew Paris is a full-scale study of one of the most important of the medieval chroniclers of European as well as British history. First published in 1958, it is re-issued in recognition of its continuing importance as an essential reference for all students of medieval and ecclesiastical history. A supplementary bibliography has been added to take account of updated scholarship.

      Table of Contents
      1. The Life of Matthew Paris; 2. Matthew Paris and Roger Wendover; 3. The Handwriting and Authorship of the Historical Manuscripts; 4. The Relationship and Chronology of the Chronica Majora, the Historic Anglorum, and the Liber Additamentorum; 5. The Liber Additamentorum; 6. The Flores Historiarum: some Manuscript Problems; 7. Matthew Paris's Historical Works: Abridgement and Expurgation; 8. Matthew Paris the Chronicler; 9. Matthew Paris the Hagiologist; 10. Matthew Paris the Domestic Historian; 11. Matthew Paris the Artist; 12. Other Interests.

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