Dear Readers,
I am due to publish a translation and study of Lucas of Tuy’s ‘Chronicle of the World’ (Chronicon Mundi) with Routledge, constituting my third academic work after my translations and studies of the medieval Arabic work ‘The Conquest of al-Andalus’ and Rodrigo Ximénez de Rada’s ‘Minor Histories’. ‘Chronicle of the World’, composed in the thirteenth century CE, begins as a universal history and then effectively narrows down to a history of Spain. It constitutes one of the last major works of Latin-language medieval Iberian historiography prior to the transition towards vernacular historiography in the peninsula. It is also a useful source for topics such as Christian-Muslim relations in Spain, and depictions of Romans and Jews in medieval Iberian historiography.
However, in order to proceed with publication, I have to pay licensing fees for use of the modern critical edition of the original Latin text of ‘Chronicle of the World’ (which was published by another company: Brepols).
As part of this effort at crowd fundraising I will be more than happy to mention contributors by name in the acknowledgements section at the beginning of the book. If you make a contribution of at least $50, I will also offer a complementary annual subscription to this newsletter, granting full access to the archive of my writings. Please inform me in writing if you do make such a contribution.
The fundraising target is £2500 (around $3300) and no higher than this.
You can make a contribution here via the GoFundMe page here.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-pay-licensing-fees-for-my-next-book