History & Community: Norman Historical Writing in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries

Washington, D.C: The Catholic University of America Press, 1997. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 5x1x8. Minimal wear to corners. 1997 Trade Paperback. xv, 327 pp. This study of the tradition of historical writing the Normans created offers an insight into the nature of Latin historical writing in the 11th and 12th centuries. It treats the Norman tradition as a whole, considering not only what the Normans wrote and what methods and models they used, but also what purpose history served in Normandy and who read it.