The Chronicle of Melrose Abbey is the principal source for Scottish history in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries; it is also a remarkable survival of a chronicle-manuscript that grew for over a century. It is thus of great importance to historians and palaeographers alike. This new edition is accompanied by a detailed introduction, offering a full account of scribes; a collation of the manuscript; a discussion of the manuscript's evolution and binding-history in the light of its disbinding in 2005 and 2006; a new "stratigraphic" approach to the chronicle's development; and a full account of the manuscript's history. There is also a discussion of Cistercian chronicling in the British Isles. Of particular interest is the recognition that the manuscript comprised part of British Library MS Cotton Julius B. XIII as well as Cotton Faustina B. IX, shedding new light on the nature of the original codex and its date. The book is accompanied by a DVD containing digitised images of the whole manuscript. Dr DAUVIT BROUN teaches in the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Glasgow; JULIAN HARRISON is an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Glasgow, and Curator of Medieval Manuscripts at the British Library.

The Chronicle of Melrose Abbey: a Stratigraphic Edition. Volume I: Introduction and Facsimile Edition (Scottish History Society 6th Series) (Volume 1)

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The Holocaust. The darkest chapter in the history of humankind. A pivotal period in humanity’s struggle with the dangers of discrimination and prejudice. The culmination of centuries of anti-Semitism and yet, paradoxically, the trigger for new forms of anti-Jewish sentiment and action. Its legacy is an ongoing experience in countries, neighborhoods and homes across the world. Many words have been written on the Holocaust and you may ask what more is there to be said? This all new work by acclaimed historian Julian Harrison doesn’t presume to have anything new to say, but rather it reflects and assesses upon what has gone before, presented through a personal journey of discovery, anguish and dare it be said, some hope. As the generation of survivors and personal witnesses become fewer in number, Suspended Disbelief considers in these days of Syrian genocide and mass murder in Darfur, what exactly we’ve learnt and what should the legacy of the Holocaust actually be? Digging deep into his family history and drawing upon his extensive travels in Central and Eastern Europe, Harrison has progressed a powerful and moving personal journey that goes far beyond the usual descriptions of political, social and military history. Suspended Disbelief relates the author’s own perspective and reflective thinking. He tells stories that he sees as significant, many of which will be relatively unknown, stories based on where he has been in person and where he would like us all to go, as communities heeding the lessons of the Holocaust and, indeed, of all genocides. It is, it goes without saying, a difficult odyssey. The issues are challenging and daunting; featuring guilt and culpability with an underlining thesis that there is a need to look much more closely and broadly at where responsibility lies, both at the time of the Holocaust and in its context within the conflagration that was the Second World War, and in the period since 1945 up to and including the present day. The geography of Harrison’s journey is necessarily selective. It takes in many places that are global synonyms of horror, locations well known and well visited. It also serves to introduce the reader to other sites that are smaller in size, infrequent of visit, but no less significant in magnitude and meaning. Such places lead one to contemplate things such as the importance of home, of community, of togetherness; the emotional impact of learning, of music, verse and art; the centrality of family and of faith; and perhaps most important of all, the meaning and sanctity of life itself

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