Liber de compositione castri Ambaziae et ipsius dominorum gesta explained

The Liber de compositione castri Ambaziae et ipsius dominorum gesta (Book about the Construction of the Castle of Amboise and the Deeds of Its Lords) is an anonymous 12th-century Latin chronicle of the early history of the lords and castle of Amboise. It begins with an account of Touraine and its historical narrative proceeds from Julius Caesar (died 44 BC) down to Louis VII (AD 1137–1180).^[1]

Editions

• "Liber de compositione castri Ambaziae et ipsius dominorum gesta", in Louis Halphen and René Poupardin, eds., Chronique des comtes d'Anjou et des seigneurs d'Amboise (Paris: Auguste Picard, 1913), pp. 1–24.
• "Liber de compositione castri Ambaziæ", in Paul Marchegay and André Salmon, eds., Chroniques d'Anjou, Volume 1 (Cambridge University Press, 2010 [1856]), pp. 3–33.

Notes and References

1. Nicholas L. Paul, "An Angevin Imperial Context for the Amboise–Anjou Historical Narratives Program", Anglo-Norman Studies, XLI: Proceedings of the Battle Conference 2018 (Boydell & Brewer, 2019), from preview online.