Studies in English Official Historical Documents

by Hubert Hall

Book Overview

This 1908 book was a ground-breaking guide for historians in the use and interpretation of official documentary sources. Hubert Hall examines the topic under three headings - archives, diplomatics, and palaeography. In the first part he treats the history, classification and analysis of English archives. He argues that the user should take into account what once existed as well as what survives. The second part deals with diplomatics, from Anglo-Saxon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108010644
• ISBN13: 9781108010641
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"