The Letters of Adam Marsh
ISBN13: 9780199281794ISBN10: 0199281793
Hardback,
344 pages
Nov 2006,
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Description
This is a new critical edition of the letters of the Franciscan Adam Marsh, spiritual counsellor to many of the leading figures of his generation, in which the Latin text of the letters is for the first time accompanied by an English translation. Adam's correspondents include Robert Grosseteste, Simon de Montfort, and Queen Eleanor, making the letters a primary and exciting source for the history of England, the Church, and the University of Oxford in the turbulent middle years of the thirteenth century.Features
- An edition of the letters of a significant religious and political man
- A source of primary importance for the history of England and the Church
About the Author(s)
Edited by Hugh Lawrence, former Professor, Bedford College, University of London
