Cartulary and Charters of the Priory of Saints Peter and Paul, Ipswich Part II: The Charters
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DAVID ALLEN was archivist in the Suffolk Record Office for over thirty years.The texts throughout are an invaluable source for students of palaeography, Latin and local history. Understanding the difference between cartularies and charters, the function they performed and interpretation of the evidence they provide allows a proper appreciation of their purpose.
THE LOCAL HISTORIAN
Part II is a splendid work of dedicated scholarship, as is particularly evident from the trouble that David Allen has taken to locate and transcribe the documents, to establish plausible dates for the many undated ones and to make available succinct, detailed physical descriptions of each of the individual items. It has been handsomely produced by the Boydell Press.
ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
[B]oth this and Allen's first volume on the priory make invaluable additions to a growing corpus.
- Proceedings of the SIAH,
This Part II is a welcome addition to the range of charter publications already in circulation, and it will be a valuable reference text that will be studied for many years to come. It is of great benefit to have another resource that highlights the wealth of information charters contain.
- The Medieval Review (TMR),
Allen's work in bringing together and elucidating this large body of unedited charter material is eminently clear. The volumes are a boon to scholars of medieval and early modern Suffolk, and their contents are ripe for development by a historian in archival and documentary practices, pre- and post-Dissolution.
JOURNAL OF MEDIEVAL MONASTIC STUDIES