Irish royal charters : texts and contexts

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The work Irish royal charters : texts and contexts represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Irish royal charters : texts and contexts

Title remainder

texts and contexts

Statement of responsibility

[edited by] Marie Therese Flanagan

Contributor

• Flanagan, Marie Therese

Subject

• Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, 1110?-1171
• Dermot MacMurrough, King of Leinster, 1110?-1171.
• Ireland -- Charters, grants, privileges
• Ireland -- History -- To 1500 -- Sources

Genre

• Charters, grants, privileges
• Sources

Language

eng

Summary

"The Latin charters issued by Irish kings in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, although comparatively few in number, constitute an important body of evidence owing to the scarcity of Irish documentary sources by contrast with narrative, annalistic, and literary texts. Their value is greatly enhanced by the fact that chronologically they span the traditional historiographical division between pre-Anglo-Norman and post-Anglo-Norman Ireland and in form are comparable with the charters generated by the English crown and Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland from 1167 onwards. They therefore contribute to a more balanced assessment of Irish society on the eve on Anglo-Norman intervention in Ireland." "This is the first modern edition of the texts, exploring textual transmission and authenticating criteria and providing commentary on their content and historical significance together with detailed annotations of personal and place-names."--BOOK JACKET

Cataloging source

UKM

Index

index present

LC call number

DA905

LC item number

.I716 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

specialized