The chronicles of Fernão Lopes /
"The first complete English translation of one of the major chronicles of medieval Europe, by 'the father of Portuguese historiography.' Covering the reigns of Pedro I, Fernando I and João I up to the signing of the 1411 treaty with Castile which confirmed the survival of the Portugue...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Suffolk ; Rochester, NY :
Tamesis,
2023.
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| Series: | Colección Támesis. Textos ;
64. |
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| Summary: | "The first complete English translation of one of the major chronicles of medieval Europe, by 'the father of Portuguese historiography.' Covering the reigns of Pedro I, Fernando I and João I up to the signing of the 1411 treaty with Castile which confirmed the survival of the Portuguese kingdom, the chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare and economic matters, courtly society, queenship and noble women, as well as more mundane concerns such as food, health and the purchasing power of a fluctuating currency. Lopes had a keen eye for detail and a perspective especially attuned to the common people, and his chronicles provide an invaluable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages. The first four volumes are accompanied by introductions and bibliographies setting the translations in context, and the fifth volume contains a general bibliography and a comprehensive general index encompassing all of the chronicles"--publisher's website. |
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| Item Description: | Series numbering from publisher's site. |
| Physical Description: | 5 volumes : color illustrations, facsimiles, genealogical tables ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index (volume 5). |
| ISBN: | 9781855663978 9781855662407 185566240X 9781855663961 1855663961 185566397X 9781855663985 1855663988 9781855663992 1855663996 9781855664005 1855664003 |