Scholarly edition (Annals of Dunstable Prior).
The Annals of Dunstable Priory are a valuable witness to thirteenth-century England. They record much of interest, from the day-to-day concerns of the Augustinian house that produced the text to the events of the Ninth Crusade. They commenced under the direction of the well-connected Prior Richard de Morins, who, amongst other important events of his age, attended the Fourth Lateran Council in 1215, studied at the University of Paris, and undertook diplomatic missions for King John. Giving insights into many facets of medieval life, they perhaps most importantly offer detailed accounts of key events on a national and international stage, including the crisis of the Second Barons' War in the reign of Henry III, and the conquest of Wales under Edward I.
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University of Wales Trinity Saint David / Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant
- Unit of assessment
- 31 - Theology and Religious Studies
- Output identifier
- Webster1
- Type
- R - Scholarly edition
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- Title of edition
- The Annals of Dunstable Priory
- Publisher
- Boydell and Brewer
- ISBN
- 9781843838135
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- November
- Year of publication
- 2018
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- Forensic science
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Additional information
- Webster’s contribution to the above volume was as follows: Author of 42-page introduction to the text, setting both the text and the monastic house within their historical, cultural and literary context. She also composed and compiled additional materials to accompany the text, including: timeline of thirteenth-century evens; list of priors of Dunstable; glossary; bibliography; index (20 pages)
While David Preest undertook the translation of the text from the Latin of Luard’s Rolls Series edition, Webster checked this translation against Luard’s edition and also the original manuscript in the British Library, making slight adjustments – for instance correcting Preest’s anachronistic reference to the abbot’s ‘bookcase’ to the more likely meaning of ‘book chest’. In the translation itself, Webster calculated and inserted the modern rendering of calendar dates for all references to feast days, the Roman calendar, etc. She identified wherever possible named individuals in the text, adding dates and periods in office throughout. She composed the interpretative and explanatory footnotes throughout the volume. Notes ranged from explanations of technical or esoteric medieval terminology and practices, to background information on events described or alluded to, comments on the significance of events and the Annal’s version of them, and suggestions of further reading.
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