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The Making of Medieval Forgeries - Hardcover

Alfred Hiatt

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Synopsis

The Middle Ages have long been famous for spectacular forgeries. In this study Alfred Hiatt examines the function of forged documents in late medieval politics and society. In whose interests was it to forge documents? What kinds of narratives were enshrined in forgery? And why did forgery so often escape detection?

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About the Author

Alfred Hiatt is a lecturer in Old and Middle English Literature at the School of English, University of Leeds.

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