Essays In Medieval History presented to Bertie Wilkinson, Sandquist, T. A. & Powicke, M. R. (eds.). Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1969. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 405pp. Black boards, frontis portrait of Bertie Wilkinson. Volume is in unread, unmarked condition; un-clipped jacket has fading and closed tear taped from the inside.
Essays in Medieval History marks the retirement from the University of Toronto of one of North America’s most distinguished medieval scholars, Professor Bertie Wilkinson. It consists of twenty-three essays, all previously unpublished, by the leading medieval historians of the English-speaking world.
Nearly all these articles deal with topics in English history from the twelfth to the fifteenth century. Some advance a specific discussion or controversy, some treat problems of edition or source description, and others mark initial publication on some topic or person. …. a lasting contribution to medieval scholarship
