Frechulf and the Carolingian Culture of Compilation — Graeme Ward

Frechulf’s Histories are a compendium of earlier historiographical texts, a feature that once led to the text being dismissed as derivate and thus seen as limited in its value as a source.

Type:: Book Chapter
Author:: Graeme Ward
Published:: 2022
Publisher:: British Academy

Frechulf’s Histories are a compendium of earlier historiographical texts, a feature that once led to the text being dismissed as derivate and thus seen as limited in its value as a source. This chapter instead argues that the compilatory nature of Frechulf’s work is key to understanding it as a significant product of Carolingian textual scholarship. The compilation of authoritative knowledge is by no means unique to the eighth and ninth centuries, and this chapter begins by taking a broad look at pre-modern cultures of compilation. Nevertheless, a distinctive Carolingian approach to compilation can be observed, which this chapter elucidates.

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What is "Frechulf and the Carolingian Culture of Compilation" about?: Frechulf’s Histories are a compendium of earlier historiographical texts, a feature that once led to the text being dismissed as derivate and thus seen as limited in its value as a source.
Who wrote "Frechulf and the Carolingian Culture of Compilation"?: Graeme Ward