Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden, monachi Cestrensis
Together with the English Translations of John Trevisa and of an Unknown Writer of the Fifteenth Century

This fourteenth-century chronicle, published in nine volumes between 1865 and 1886, is particularly important for its contemporary sections.

Ranulf Higden (Author), Joseph Rawson Lumby (Edited by)

9781108048583, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

646 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm, 0.94 kg

Ranulf Higden (d.1364) was a monk at the abbey of St Werburgh in Chester. His most important literary work is this universal chronicle, which survives in over a hundred Latin manuscripts, testifying to its popularity. The earliest version of it dates from 1327, but Higden continued writing until his death, expanding and updating the text. It was also continued in other monastic houses, most importantly by John Malvern of Worcester. The English translation made by John Trevisa in the 1380s was also widely circulated and is included in this work, published in nine volumes between 1865 and 1886. The chronicle shows how fourteenth-century scholars understood world history and geography. Volume 9 contains the continuation partly written by John Malvern, with the section from 1381 to 1394 now believed to have been written at Westminster. Glossaries and indexes to the entire work are also included.

Introduction
Summary of contents
Appendix (Johannes Malverne)
English glossary
Latin glossary
Index nominum
Index nominum ad volumen IX.

Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC]