| Description |
1 online resource (344 pages) |
| Series |
Medieval Documentary Cultures Ser. ; v. 1 |
| Contents |
Front cover -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Citation -- Part I: Understanding Medieval Forgeries -- Introduction -- 1: Rethinking Medieval Forgeries -- Part II: Twice Told Tales -- 2: Forgeries and Histories at Saint Peter's, Ghent -- 3: Forgeries and Histories at Saint-Denis -- 4: Forgeries and Histories at Christ Church, Canterbury -- Coda: Learning from Twice Told Tales -- Part III: Forgeries and Histories in the Twelfth Century -- 5: Perpetration, Detection, and Prevention of Forgeries -- 6: Plausible Narratives and Convincing (Hi)stories |
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Conclusion: Rewriting the Past -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
A close analysis of forgeries and historical writings at Saint Peter's, Ghent; Saint-Denis near Paris; and Christ Church, Canterbury, offering valuable access to why medieval people often rewrote their pasts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed April 7, 2022) |
| Subject |
Forgery of manuscripts -- History -- To 1500
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Manuscripts, Medieval.
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Monastic libraries -- Belgium -- Ghent
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Monastic libraries -- France -- Saint-Denis
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Monastic libraries -- England -- Canterbury
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Forgery of manuscripts
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Manuscripts, Medieval
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Monastic libraries
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Belgium -- Ghent
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England -- Canterbury
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France -- Saint-Denis
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1800105282 |
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9781800105270 |
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1800105274 |
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9781800105287 |
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