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Zusatztext The editor's work on the charters is thorough, with full discussion of difficulties in notes ... a very distinguished addition to the EEA series. Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Karn, University of Southampton Klappentext This book contains over 270 edited and annotated documents from the diocese of Ely. They illustrate how the medieval church operated: both locally and in a wider sphere. Detailed commentaries and analyses explain their meaning and an extensive introduction sets the scene and analyses the contribution to the church of the people involved. Zusammenfassung Bishops were of fundamental importance in the functioning of the medieval church, for they provided oversight of the work of the clergy and of education, of the parish system and of religious institutions of all kinds. This volume gathers together the evidence for the work of the bishops of the diocese of Ely, which comprised much of modern Cambridgeshire. It covers the early thirteenth century, and builds on an earlier volume in this series concerned with the twelfth century. The heart of this book is the edition of over 270 documents which show the work of the bishops and of the diocese. These are taken from very many archives and have never hitherto been accessible in one place; many have never been printed before or used by historians. They are accompanied by detailed commentary and references to supplementary documents elsewhere. The book also contains a substantial introduction, comprising a series of essays meant to support understanding of the documents themselves; this includes full biographies of the bishops, analysis of their administrative and domestic servants, and evaluation of the forms and types of documents in the collection. Alongside these is a long essay which examines the role of the bishops of Ely and their servants in the establishment of the University of Cambridge, which concludes that their roles have been much exaggerated. The edition and introduction are accompanied by detailed and extensive indexes to aid the user. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Acta of the Bishops Eustace Robert of York Geoffrey de Burgh Hugh of Northwold William of Kilkenny Appendices 1: Itineraries 2: Documents sealed by the Bishops 3: References to Acts of the Bishops 4: Additional Acta 1109-1197, Discovered since the Publication of EEA 31 5: Revisions to Fasti 6: Undatable and Uncertain References to Episcopal Acta 7: Additional Acta ...
