A Lancastrian mirror for princes : the Yale Law School New statutes of England /

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This seminal study addresses one of the most beautifully decorated 15th-century copies of the New Statutes of England, uncovering how the manuscript's unique interweaving of legal, religious, and literary discourses frames the reader's perception of the work. Taking internal and external e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGerr, Rosemarie, 1953-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
England. > Nova statuta.
To 1500
Law > England > History > To 1500 > Manuscripts.
LAW > Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Politics and government
Law
Law > Manuscripts
Political science > Sources
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1399-1485 > Sources.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement > 1399-1485 > Sources.
England
Great Britain
Yale Law School's manuscript "New Statutes Angliae"
Sources
Manuscripts
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This seminal study addresses one of the most beautifully decorated 15th-century copies of the New Statutes of England, uncovering how the manuscript's unique interweaving of legal, religious, and literary discourses frames the reader's perception of the work. Taking internal and external evidence into account, Rosemarie McGerr suggests that the manuscript was made for Prince Edward of Lancaster, transforming a legal reference work into a book of instruction in kingship, as well as a means of celebrating it.
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-196) and index.
ISBN:9780253001986
0253001986
9786613528100
6613528102

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