Matthaei Parisiensis Chronica majora by Matthew Paris, Henry ... - 9781108049016

Matthaei Parisiensis Chronica majoraAuthor(s): Matthew Paris, Henry Richards Luard\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108049016, 978-1108049016\nSynopsis\nA Church of England clergyman and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Henry Richards Luard [tel] edited a number of works in the Rolls Series, for which he was noted for the quality of his indexing and the depth of his commentary. This seven-volume work, first published between 1872 and 1883, has been hailed as one of the best editions in the series. It is a rich source for English history from the Creation to 1259, written by England's greatest medieval historian. Matthew Paris (c.[tel] became a monk at St Albans in 1217 and had access to a wide variety of documents as an acquaintance of such men as Bishop Robert Grosseteste and King Henry III, whom he knew well. The Latin text of Volume 3, covering [tel], derives from the work of Roger of .