The Chronicle of Hugh of Flavigny: Reform and the Investiture Contest in the Late Eleventh Century

By Patrick Healy

This book is a detailed study of Hugh of Flavigny and his chronicle, which is widely recognised as one of the most important narratives of a crucial period of European history, the Investiture Contest. Hugh's Chronicon is significant in a number of ways: as a unique source-book for some of the most important primary documents (especially papal letters) generated by the Investiture Contest; as a rare autograph manuscript which gives an important insight into contemporary modes of composition and compilation; as an important history of the 'local' effects of the Investiture Contest in the dioceses of Verdun and Autun; and as a striking autobiography of the author, Hugh of Flavigny.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754655261
• ISBN13: 9780754655268
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"