The Study of Medieval Records: Essays in Honour of Kathleen Major

Bullough, D. A. and R. L. Storey (Eds.). The Study of Medieval Records: Essays in Honour of Kathleen Major. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971. First edition. Octavo. XVI, [4], 327, [1]pp. Original printed wrappers over cloth with gold lettering and printer’s device on spine. Frontispiece. This work is a collection of essays to honour Kathleen Major, one-time reader in Diplomatic in the University of Oxford, by former members of her class, now established as scholars in their own right. This book is designed to show some of the techniques used in the exploitation of medieval archive-sources and the significance of the results for the general historian of the period. This work contains 4 b/w photographic reproductions of documents. Essays by Pierre Chaplais, Jane E. Sayers, J. C. Holt, G. W. S. Barrow, David Walker, G. H. Martin, A. A. M. Duncan, Dorothy Owen, R. F. Hunnisett, D.A. Bullough, R. L. Storey, A. L Brown, and Margaret Bowker. Moderate rubbing along edges of wrappers. Wraps in overall good, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Softcover. (31033) $65