Director Gerhard Wolf (Kunsthistorisches Institut, Florence)
Extensive chronicles have been handed down from the Middle Ages, preserving and interpreting stories of the past and present in literary form. Their sheer numbers pose a challenge to researchers. This handbook systematically presents the most important medieval chronicles in terms of their conception and function. It offers the reader initial access to these unjustly neglected texts.
Extensive chronicles have been handed down from the Middle Ages, preserving and interpreting stories of the past and present in literary form. Thei...