{"product_id":"eadmeri-historia-novorum-in-anglia-et-opuscula-duo-de-vita-sancti-anselmi-et-quibusdam-miraculis-ejus-paperback-9781108052221","title":"Eadmeri historia novorum in Anglia; Et, opuscula duo de vita Sancti Anselmi et quibusdam miraculis ejus (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108052221","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEadmeri historia novorum in Anglia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEt, opuscula duo de vita Sancti Anselmi et quibusdam miraculis ejus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1884, this is an important authority on the life of St Anselm and Canterbury history, 1060–1126.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEadmer (Author), Martin Rule (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108052221, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 November 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e630 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA monk of Christ Church, Canterbury, and the closest companion of St Anselm, Eadmer (c.1060–c.1126) witnessed the archbishop's disputes with William II and Henry I and accompanied him twice into exile. This edition of Anselm's biography, which Eadmer began to write during those years of exile, was published by the Rolls Series in 1884. With English side-notes to the main Latin text, it includes the Historia novorum, remarkable for its use of direct speech in relating the life of Anselm and his controversial relations with the monarchy. The Vita is a record of his private conversations, to which Eadmer attached a series of posthumous miracles. Eadmer was ordered to destroy the manuscripts by Anselm around 1100, but fortunately he retained his notes. The work is the best contemporary life of the saint, but also offers a history of Canterbury and a zealous defence of Anglo-Saxon tradition.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Historia novorum in Anglia, libri 1–6\u003cbr\u003e Vita Sancti Anselmi et quaedam miracula ejus\u003cbr\u003e De vita et conversatione Anselmi\u003cbr\u003e Descriptio quorundam miraculorum gloriosi patris Anselmi archiepiscopi\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913004998936,"sku":"9781108052221","price":43.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108052221i.jpg?v=1696747096","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/eadmeri-historia-novorum-in-anglia-et-opuscula-duo-de-vita-sancti-anselmi-et-quibusdam-miraculis-ejus-paperback-9781108052221","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}