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historiography
Historiography is the study of the methods of historians in developing history as an academic discipline, and by extension is any body of historical work on a particular subject. The historiography of a specific topic covers how historians h ...
, a ''chronicon'' is a type of
chronicle
A chronicle ( la, chronica, from Greek ''chroniká'', from , ''chrónos'' – "time") is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a timeline. Typically, equal weight is given for historically important events and ...
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''Chronicon'' (Eusebius)
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''Chronicon'' (Jerome)
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Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham
The ''Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham'' or ''Chronicle of the Abbey of Evesham'', sometimes the ''Evesham Chronicle'', is a medieval chronicle written at and about Evesham Abbey in Worcestershire in western England.
Contents and authorship
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Chronicon Burgense''
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Chronicon Ambrosianum''
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Chronicon Compostellanum''
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Chronicon Gothanum''
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Chronicon Helveticum
The ''Chronicon Helveticum'' (Latin for "Swiss Chronicle") is one of the oldest accounts of the early history of the Swiss Confederation.
The rough draft of the ''Chronicon Helveticum'' was written by Swiss historian Aegidius Tschudi in 1550.Berg ...
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Chronicon Holtzatiae
The ''Chronicon Holtzatiae auctore presbytero Bremensi'' is a Latin universal chronicle from the year 1448, but concentrating on the County of Holstein (the ''terra Holsacie'') and written by an anonymous presbyter of Bremen originally from Holste ...
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Chronicon Iriense {{italictitle
The ''Chronicon Iriense'' is a short Latin chronicle of the Diocese of Iria Flavia, modern Santiago de Compostela, during the period beginning in 561 and ending in 982. It is usually found appended to the ''Historia Compostellana'' in ...
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Chronicon Lethrense
''Chronicon Lethrense'' ( Danish: ''Lejrekrøniken'' English: ''Chronicle of Lejre/Leire'') is a small Danish medieval work from the 12th century, written in Latin.
Themes
Unlike ''Chronicon Roskildense'', which deals primarily with informatio ...
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Chronicon Lusitanum''
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Chronicon Paschale''
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Chronicon Pictum
The ''Chronicon Pictum'' ( Latin for "illustrated chronicle", English: ''Illuminated Chronicle'' or ''Vienna Illuminated Chronicle'', hu, Képes Krónika, sk, Obrázková kronika, german: Illustrierte Chronik, also referred to as ''Chronica Hun ...
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Chronicon Roskildense''
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Chronicon Salernitanum''
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Chronicon Scotorum
''Chronicon Scotorum'', also known as ''Chronicum Scotorum'', is a medieval Irish chronicle.
Overview
According to Nollaig Ó Muraíle, it is "a collection of annals belonging to the ' Clonmacnoise group', covering the period from prehistoric ti ...
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Chronicon complutense
The ''Chronicon complutense sive alcobacense'' ("Complutensian Chronicle, that is, rom a manuscriptof Alcalá de Henares ncient Complutum) is a short medieval Latin history, in the form of annals, of events in Galicia and Portugal up to the de ...
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Chronicon terrae Prussiae''
Chronicles