Matthaei Parisiensis Chronica majora

This seven-volume work, published 1872–83, is a rich source for English history from the Creation to 1259.

Matthew Paris (Author), Henry Richards Luard (Edited by)

9781108049030, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

816 pages, 1 colour illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 4.6 cm, 1.18 kg

A Church of England clergyman and fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Henry Richards Luard (1825–91) edited a number of works in the Rolls Series, for which he was noted for the quality of his indexing and the depth of his commentary. This seven-volume work, first published between 1872 and 1883, has been hailed as one of the best editions in the series. It is a rich source for English history from the Creation to 1259, written by England's greatest medieval historian. Matthew Paris (c.1200–59) became a monk at St Albans in 1217 and had access to a wide variety of documents as an acquaintance of such men as Bishop Robert Grosseteste and King Henry III, whom he knew well. The Latin text of Volume 5 covers the period 1248–59. Given the belief that time would end in 1250, apocalyptic verses conclude the Chronica in that year.

Preface
Chronica majora de regis Henrici tertii.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]