| Charters and Charter Scholarship in Britain and Ireland 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Flanagan, M. (Editor), Green, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1349515809 ISBN-13: 9781349515806 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Historiography - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 941.03 |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.64 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book draws together a collection of essays looking at the ways in which charters and charter scholarship in different areas of Britain and Ireland, highlighting comparisons and contrasts in charter production and use. The book shows the crucial importance of charters as sources for understanding the history of royal administration and, more broadly, the perceptions and portrayals of kingly power, as well as developments in written culture. |