Chronicon
Subtitle: Medieval Narrative Sources - A Chronological Guide with Introductory Essays
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 493
ISBN-13: 9782503548333
Description: "This practical guide aims to facilitate the discovery of narrative sources (chronicles, annals, saints' lives) for a given area and time period. It lists editions, modern translations and, as far as possible, internet sites for texts. Nine introductory essays discuss genres of historical narrative and the methods of medieval history writing, and also highlight the special character of Byzantine, Muslim, and Eastern Christian narrative sources"--