Edward Edwards (1812–86), librarian, writer and utilitarian, has been described as a founder of modern librarianship. Employed to catalogue the Earl of Macclesfield's library in 1861, he came across the large illuminated manuscript of the chronicle and cartulary that comprise this work, first published in 1866. The Latin text moves chronologically from 455 and the 'Legend of Albina' through six centuries of medieval English history, finishing at 1023 and the reign of King Cnut.
Edwards, as editor, displays a librarian's zeal for detail: his extensive introduction provides a thorough history of Hyde Abbey, from foundation to dissolution. In the appendix, English translations of Anglo-Saxon charters and testaments (including those of Alfred the Great and King Eadred - the only known wills of Anglo-Saxon kings) provide further insight into England in the Early Middle Ages.
| ISBN: | 9781108048699 |
| Publication date: | 15th November 2012 |
| Author: | Edward Edwards |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 610 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls |
| Genres: |
European history |
Edward Edwards (1812–86), librarian, writer and utilitarian, has been described as a founder of modern librarianship. Employed to catalogue the Earl of Macclesfield's library in 1861, he came across the large illuminated manuscript of the chronicle and cartulary that comprise this work, first published in 1866.
Liber Monasterii de Hyda features in the following genres: European history
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Liber Monasterii de Hyda was written by Edward Edwards and published by Cambridge University Press
Liber Monasterii de Hyda has 610 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls series