“Higden, Ranulf”的意思、由来-百科全书

Higden, Ranulf

British historian

Higden also spelled Higdon

born c. 1280, , western England

died March 12, 1364, Chester, Cheshire

English monk and chronicler remembered for his Polychronicon, a compilation of much of the knowledge of his age.

After taking monastic vows in 1299, Higden entered the Abbey of St. Werburgh, a Benedictine community in Chester. His Polychronicon was a universal history from the Creation to his own times. Modeling his seven books on the seven days of Creation, he gave an account of world geography and a universal history of the world, based on a compilation from about 40 sources. Higden himself carried the work down to the 1340s; continuators worked on the Polychronicon during the reign of Richard II (1377–99).

Although marred by recordings of miracles and supernatural events, the work provides a significant indication of 14th-century historical, geographic, and scientific knowledge. Higden wrote many other works, all theological.

词条	Higden, Ranulf
释义	Higden, Ranulf British historian Higden also spelled Higdon born c. 1280, , western England died March 12, 1364, Chester, Cheshire English monk and chronicler remembered for his Polychronicon, a compilation of much of the knowledge of his age. After taking monastic vows in 1299, Higden entered the Abbey of St. Werburgh, a Benedictine community in Chester. His Polychronicon was a universal history from the Creation to his own times. Modeling his seven books on the seven days of Creation, he gave an account of world geography and a universal history of the world, based on a compilation from about 40 sources. Higden himself carried the work down to the 1340s; continuators worked on the Polychronicon during the reign of Richard II (1377–99). Although marred by recordings of miracles and supernatural events, the work provides a significant indication of 14th-century historical, geographic, and scientific knowledge. Higden wrote many other works, all theological.
随便看	Letter frequency distribution for a sample English text Letterman, David Letter of Aristeas Letter of Barnabas letter of credit Letter of Jude Letter of Paul to the Ephesians Letter of Paul to the Philippians Letter of Paul to the Romans letterpress printing letters of John letters of Paul to the Thessalonians letters of Peter Letter to Diognetus Letter to the Hebrews Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von lettre de cachet lettuce Leucas leucine Leucippus leucite leucitite Leuckart, Rudolf Leucosolenia