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Magna Carta: Manuscripts and Myths
Claire Breay
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Paperback. The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. This work explores the context in which Magna Carta was issued to discover what it really meant to its creators and how it came to be an iconic historical document. This updated edition includes full colour illustrations. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 6. Weight in Grams: 202. Manuscripts and Myths. 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. This work explores the context in which Magna Carta was issued to discover what it really meant to its creators and how it came to be an iconic historical document. This updated edition includes full colour illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC; LAZ; LND. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 6. Weight: 198.
The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. But despite this, the reinterpretations of it since 1215 have tended to obscure its real meaning for King John and his baronial opponents. Magna Carta was not intended to be a lasting declaration of legal principle, still less an embryonic code of human rights. It was a practical solution to a political crisis and it served the interests of the highest ranks of feudal society by reasserting the power of custom to limit arbitrary behaviour by the king. This ... Read more
The Magna Carta is one of the most celebrated documents in English history and one of the British Library's greatest treasures. But despite this, the reinterpretations of it since 1215 have tended to obscure its real meaning for King John and his baronial opponents. Magna Carta was not intended to be a lasting declaration of legal principle, still less an embryonic code of human rights. It was a practical solution to a political crisis and it served the interests of the highest ranks of feudal society by reasserting the power of custom to limit arbitrary behaviour by the king. This ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Library
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
202g
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780712358330
SKU
V9780712358330
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About Claire Breay
Clarie Breay is Curator of Medieval Manuscripts, Charters, and Seals at The British Library.
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