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Fresh and clean hardcover copy in good condition with original dustjacket. Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Contents - Acknowledgments - Abbreviations - I. Ademar and Aquitaine at the Turn of the Millennium - 1. An Embarrassment of Riches: Ademar's Autograph Corpus - 2. The Social and Political Climate of Aquitaine at the Turn of the Millennium - 3. The Politics of Popular Enthusiasm and the Origins of the Vita Prolixior - II. Early Career: The Formation of a Monastic Historian, 989-1028 - 4. Ademar's Youth: Monastic Withdrawal from a Turbulent World - 5. A Monk in Church Politics: From Copyist to Historian - 6. Writing History in an Apocalyptic Age: Alpha - 7. Jerusalem Pilgrimage, Abbacy Lost, History Gained: Beta - 8. Assassination, Witchcraft, and the Crucible of Ambition - III. The Apostolic Controversy: From Apostolic Impresario to Master Forger, 1028-1031 - 9. The Consecration of the Basilica Regalis and Ademar's Conversion to the Cult of Saint Martial - 10. The Year of the Apostolic Liturgy: Gamma - 11. Impresario on the Ropes: The Debates with Benedict of Chiusa - 12. Dilemmas of a Masterful Failure: The Circular Apology - 13. Birth of a Solitary Forger: Confection of the Apostolic Corpus - IV. The Millennial Generation - 14. The Terrible Hopes of the Millennial Generation and the Weeping Crucifix - 15. Ademar and the Millennial Generation: Apostolic Relics and Apocalyptic Pilgrimages - 16. Epilogue: On Timing, Editing, and Forgery - Appendices - A. Chronology, 987-1034 - B. Manuscripts in Ademar's Corpus - C. Identifying Ademar's Handwriting - D. Manuscript Descriptions - D1. BN lat. 5239 - D2. BN lat. 3784: A Monastic Compendium - D3. Leiden, Vossianus Oct. 15: A Liberal Arts Florilegium - D4. BN lat. 2400: An Ecclesiastical Miscellany - D5. BN lat. 6190, folios S3-57: First Draft of the History - D6. BN lat. 5943A: Historical Works - E. Apocalyptic Signs and Ademar's Description of I009-1010 - F. Ademar's Trips to Limoges, 1024-1034 - G. Length of Simneon's Stay in Angoul� - H. Poisonings in Beta - I. Analysis of the Sources on Witchcraft - Bibliography - Index ISBN 9780674755307