The Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans - Gesta Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani

The Deeds of the abbots of St Albans records the history of one of the most important abbeys in England, closely linked to the royal family and home to a school of distinguished chroniclers, including Matthew Paris and Thomas Walsingham. It offers many insights into the life of the monastery, its buildings and its role as a maker of books, and covers the period from the Conquest to the mid-fifteenth century.

List of contents

Introduction
The translation and its sources
The Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans
Appendix: A thirteenth-century precis of the Deeds of the Abbots of St Albans
Bibliography

About the author

James G. Clark, David Preest

Summary

The Deeds of the abbots of St Albans records the history of one of the most important abbeys in England, closely linked to the royal family and home to a school of distinguished chroniclers, including Matthew Paris and Thomas Walsingham. It offers many insights into the life of the monastery, its buildings and its role as a maker of books, and cove

Product details

• Authors: James Clark, James G. Clark, David Preest, Thomas Walsingham
• Assisted by: James G Clark (Editor), James G. Clark (Editor), David Preest (Editor), David Preest (Translation), David G Preest (Translation), David G. Preest (Translation)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781783270767
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-076-7
• No. of pages: 1008
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 52 mm
• Weight: 1574 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics