The Durham Liber vitae : London, British Library, MS Cotton Domitian A.VII : edition and digital facsimile with introduction, codicological, prosopographical and linguistic commentary, and indexes

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The Durham Liber vitae : London, British Library, MS Cotton Domitian A.VII : edition and digital facsimile with introduction, codicological, prosopographical and linguistic commentary, and indexes

edited by David and Lynda Rollason ; with contributions from Elizabeth Briggs ... [et al.]

British Library, 2007

  • : set
  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3

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Durham Liber vitae

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"Including the biographical register of Durham Cathedral Priory (1083-1539) by A.J. Piper"

Includes bibliographical references and index

1 DVD-ROM (12 cm.) in pocket at end of v. 3

Contents of Works

  • v. 1. Introductory essays, edition, commentary on the edition and indexes
  • v. 2. Linguistic commentary
  • v. 3. Prosopographical commentary

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The Durham Liber Vitae was created in the mid-ninth-century, as a deluxe manuscript containing lists of royalty, aristocracy and churchmen. It was little used in the tenth and eleventh centuries, but was revived around 1100 when it became the repository for the names of monks at Durham Cathedral Priory up until the Dissolution. Several thousand names of lay persons were also added throughout the Middle Ages - some from the royalty and aristocracy but some from much humbler levels of society. This publication unlocks its potential for a range of studies into family and religious history, linguistics and palaeography. It offers a text edited to the highest standards, based on the various periods in which names were entered into the book and thus permits real understanding of its use and significance.

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