The Ecclesiastical history of Orderic Vitalis

Author(s)

• Ordericus Vitalis
• Chibnall, Marjorie

Bibliographic Information

The Ecclesiastical history of Orderic Vitalis

edited and translated with introduction and notes by Marjorie Chibnall

（Oxford medieval texts）

Clarendon Press, 1968-1980

• v. 1
• v. 2
• v. 2 : pbk
• v. 3
• v. 4
• v. 5
• v. 6

Other Title

Historia æcclesiastica

Note

Vol. 1. General introd, Books I and II (summary and extracts), index Verborum

Vol. 2. Books III and IV

Vol. 3. Books V and VI

Vol. 4. Books VII and VIII

Vol. 5. Books IX and X

Vol. 6. Books XI, XII and XIII

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9780198202202

Description

The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis has been called `the greatest of all medieval chronicles'. Written in Normandy between 1114 and 1141, it is a detailed history of the Norman people and their conquests, full of vivid, often penetrating portraits of the lives and characters of kings and queens, lords and bishops, simple knights, and humble villagers. The chronicle gives a unique, authentic picture of feudal society during a period of rapid change in church and state which saw the emergence of the Anglo-Norman realm, the spread of new forms of monasticism, and the launching of the Crusades. Published in 1968, volume II of Marjorie Chibnall's six-volume edition of the Ecclesiastical History is now available for the first time in paperback. `a superbly edited Latin text and a unique English translation of the work of a major historian' American Historical Review `Mrs Chibnall is giving us ... her edition of a classical medieval text which will itself become a classic of medieval scholarship.' Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents

• Abbreviated references
• Introduction: The author and his work
• The sources of books III and IV
• The historical value of books III and IV
• Manuscript, punctuation, and spelling
• Orderic Vitalis: Book III
• Book IV
• Apopendix 1. The descent of the lands of the lords of Belleme
• Appendix II. The life and legend of St Judoc (St Josse)
• Appendix III. Early narrative sources for the Norman conquest
• Geneological table. The family of Giroie (Gere)
• Index of quotations and allusions
• General index

Volume

v. 2 ISBN 9780198222040

Description

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Chibnall, Marjorie;

Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9780198222194

Description

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Chibnall, Marjorie;

Volume

v. 4 ISBN 9780198222286

Description

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Chibnall, Marjorie;

Volume

v. 5 ISBN 9780198222323

Description

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Chibnall, Marjorie;

Volume

v. 6 ISBN 9780198222422

Description

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Chibnall, Marjorie;

Volume

v. 1 ISBN 9780198222439

Description

Edited with a facing-page English translation from the Latin text by: Chibnall, Marjorie;

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Details

• NCID: BA00971885
• ISBN:
  • 0198222432
  • 0198222041
  • 0198202202
  • 019822219X
  • 0198222289
  • 0198222327
  • 0198222424
• LCCN: 70025316
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: lat
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Pages/Volumes: 6 v.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D113
  • DC : 270.4
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Church history
  • LCSH : Normandy (France) -- History -- To 1515
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- History -- To 1485
  • LCSH : Normans
  • LCSH : Crusades
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00380197