The building projects and the Histories of Gregory of Tours.
This article offers a fresh perspective on the life and works of the sixth‐century bishop Gregory of Tours by analysing Gregory's magnum opus, the Histories, alongside a frequently overlooked aspect of his episcopal career: his restoration of the cathedral church of Tours and St Martin's basilica fo...
| Published in: | Early Medieval Europe Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 159 - 185 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2022
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