The Chronicles of Fernao Lopes : Volume 3. The Chronicle of King Joao I of Portugal, Part I Hardback
Part of the Textos B series
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Volume III of the first complete English translation of the chronicles of Fernão Lopes chronicles the War of Succession (1383-1385), the rise of the House of Avis under João I, and his acclamation by the Cortes in Coimbra. Until now, the chronicles of Fernão Lopes (c.1380-c.1460) have only been available in critical editions or in partial translations.
Comparable to the works of Froissart in France or López de Ayala in Spain, the chronicles provide a wealth of detail on late fourteenth-century politics, diplomacy, warfare and economic matters, courtly society, queenship and noble women, as well as more mundane concerns such as food, health and the purchasing power of a fluctuating currency.
Lopes had a keen eye for detail and a perspective especially attuned to the common people, and his chronicles provide an invaluable source for the history of Western Europe in the later Middle Ages.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:432 pages, 1 colour and 2 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:20/06/2023
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- ISBN:9781855663985
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:432 pages, 1 colour and 2 line illus.
- Publisher:Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication Date:20/06/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781855663985
