Gesta Abbatum Monasterii Sancti Albani: A Thoma Walsingham, Regnante Ricardo Secundo, Compilata

by Thomas Walsingham

Book Overview

Between 1863 and 1876, the Rolls Series published several works about the abbey of St Albans, edited by Henry Thomas Riley (1816-78) under the rubric 'Chronica monasterii S. Albani'. This account of the achievements of its abbots was compiled and enlarged by Thomas Walsingham (c.1340-c.1422), who supervised the scriptorium at St Albans until 1394, and wrote several other historical works. It appeared in three volumes between 1867 and 1869. The early...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108046843
• ISBN13: 9781108046848
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 742 Pages
• Weight: 2.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"