The Book of Llandaf as a Historical Source

Revisionist approach to the question of the authenticity - or not - of the documents in the Book of Llandaf.

List of contents

Introduction
The Book of Llandaf and the early Welsh charter
The origin of the Llandaf claims
The charters in the Book of Llandaf: forgeries or recensions?
The authenticity of the witness lists
The integrity of the charters
The chronology of the charters
The status of the donors and recipients of the charters
The fake diplomatic of the Book of Llandaf
The Book of Llandaf: first edition or seventh enlarged revision?
A new approach to the compilation of the Book of Llandaf
The evidence of the doublets
The Book of Llandaf as an indicator of social and economic change
The royal genealogical framework
The episcopal framework
Afterword
Appendix I: Concordance and chart showing the paginal and chronological order of the charters
Appendix II: Maps of grants to bishops
Bibliography

About the author

Patrick Sims-Williams

Summary

Revisionist approach to the question of the authenticity - or not - of the documents in the Book of Llandaf.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Sims-Williams
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9781783274185
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-418-5
• No. of pages: 229
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Series: Studies in Celtic History; Studies in Celtic History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works