Episcopal acta in Normandy, 911-1204: the charters of the bishops of Avranches, Coutances and Sées

The launch of the British Academy’s English Episcopal Acta (EEA)project in 1973, and the publication of its first volume in 1980, along with the further forty-one that have since come to press, have helped to revolutionize our understanding of the English Church in the High Middle Ages.¹ Whereas pre...

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Auteur principal: Allen, R
Format: Book section
Langue:English
Publié: Boydell Press 2015
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Résumé:The launch of the British Academy’s English Episcopal Acta (EEA)project in 1973, and the publication of its first volume in 1980, along with the further forty-one that have since come to press, have helped to revolutionize our understanding of the English Church in the High Middle Ages.¹ Whereas previous generations of scholars interested in such documents had been forced to rely upon scattered, outdated and very often difficult-to-access published and unpublished material, those working today can depend upon a body of meticulously edited texts collected together in a single series that, upon its completion, will answer the call famously...