Draft:Chronicon ex chronicis

===Authorship===

===Authorship===

The greater part of the work, up to 1117 or 1118, was formerly attributed to [[Florence of Worcester]] on the basis of the entry for his death under the year 1118, which credits his skill and industry for making the chronicle such a prominent work.[...] {{lang|la|huius subtili scienta et studiosi laboris industria, preeminet cunctis haec chronicarum chronica.}}https://www.britannica.com/biography/Florence-of-Worcester#ref48561 In this view, the other Worcester monk, John, merely wrote the final part of the work. However, there are two main objections against the ascription to Florence. First, there is no change of style in the {{lang|la|Chronicon}} after Florence's death, and second, certain sections before 1118 rely to some extent on the {{lang|la|Historia Novorum}} ("History of New Things") of [[Eadmer of Canterbury]], which was completed sometime in the period 1121–1124.Antonia Gransden, ''Historical Writing'', p. 144.

The greater part of the work, up to 1117 or 1118, was formerly attributed to [[Florence of Worcester]] on the basis of the entry for his death under the year 1118, which credits his skill and industry for making the chronicle such a prominent work.[...] {{lang|la|huius subtili scienta et studiosi laboris industria, preeminet cunctis haec chronicarum chronica.}}https://www.britannica.com/biography/Florence-of-Worcester In this view, the other Worcester monk, John, merely wrote the final part of the work. However, there are two main objections against the ascription to Florence. First, there is no change of style in the {{lang|la|Chronicon}} after Florence's death, and second, certain sections before 1118 rely to some extent on the {{lang|la|Historia Novorum}} ("History of New Things") of [[Eadmer of Canterbury]], which was completed sometime in the period 1121–1124.Antonia Gransden, ''Historical Writing'', p. 144.

The prevalent view today is that John of Worcester was the principal author and compiler. He is explicitly named as the author of two entries for 1128 and 1138, and two manuscripts (CCC MS 157 and the {{lang|la|Chronicula}}) were written in his hand. He was seen working on it at the behest of [[Wulfstan (died 1095)|Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester]], when the Anglo-Norman chronicler [[Orderic Vitalis]] visited Worcester:

The prevalent view today is that John of Worcester was the principal author and compiler. He is explicitly named as the author of two entries for 1128 and 1138, and two manuscripts (CCC MS 157 and the {{lang|la|Chronicula}}) were written in his hand. He was seen working on it at the behest of [[Wulfstan (died 1095)|Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester]], when the Anglo-Norman chronicler [[Orderic Vitalis]] visited Worcester: