Joan of Arc: Primary Sources Series
ISSNs:
1557-0347 (Print Edition)
1557-0363 (CD-R Edition)
1557-0355 (Online Edition)
An ongoing monographic series of books, articles and other materials, available in free online format (below) as well as in print, designed to provide researchers with selections of the original documents in transcription, translation, or manuscript reproduction.
Most of these will be in the form of articles and short books in the tradition of historical societies of the past, available in several formats. More extensive books will be issued periodically, containing large collections of translations or compilations of previous publications.
Educators who prefer to have print copies for their students, rather than the free online-accessible PDF files given below, may write to this organization to request bulk copies available for the cost of printing and shipping.
Content will take several forms, including translated excerpts from the original documents, for use in college courses or personal research; and transcriptions or reproductions of the manuscripts, for use by professional historians.
Free-Access Online Documents From The Series | |
Index of Recent and Upcoming Titles | |
The list below includes the most recent and upcoming scheduled entries in the series, in free-access electronic format. | |
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Royal Financial Records Concerning Payments for Twenty-Seven Contingents in the Portion of Joan of Arc's Army Which Arrived At Orléans on 4 May 1429
PSS021406 (Online) ISBN: 1600530451 -- ISBN-13: 9781600530456 Abstract: Annotated translation of the entry in the Royal financial registers concerning payments totaling 5,711 livres-Tournois given out to contingents in the portion of Joan of Arc's army which had returned to Blois on 29 April 1429, and subsequently "escorted, during the second march, the provisions and other necessary items to the town of Orléans", arriving on 4 May 1429. The translation is accompanied by clarifications. Authors: Margaret Walsh, Allen Williamson | Extended Abstract | Full Text (PDF) | Citation | |
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Primary Sources and Context Concerning Joan of Arc's Male Clothing
PSS021806 (Online) ISBN: 1600530478 -- ISBN-13: 9781600530470 (Print) ISBN: 1600530486 -- ISBN-13: 9781600530487 Abstract: Annotated translations of selected excerpts from the primary source documents concerning the issue of Joan of Arc's male clothing: the nature of this clothing, the circumstances under which she wore it, and the theological context. Author: Allen Williamson | Extended Abstract | Full Text (PDF) | Citation | |
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Appellate Testimony Concerning The Conduct of Joan of Arc's Condemnation Trial
PSS022806 Abstract: Annotated translations of selected excerpts from the testimony, during the posthumous investigations and formal appeal of Joan of Arc's case, given in the depositions of former tribunal members who had served at Joan of Arc's Condemnation trial. The translation is accompanied by clarifications and commentary. Contributors: [Full list in text and Extended Abstract] | (Publication Date To Be Announced) | |
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English Government Records Concerning Joan of Arc's Condemnation Trial
PSS030206 Abstract: Annotated translations of selected English records concerning their organization and financing of Joan of Arc's trial in 1431. The translation is accompanied by clarifying notes and commentary. Contributors: [Full list in article and Extended Abstract] | (Publication Date To Be Announced) | |
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Twenty-Three Letters Dictated By Joan of Arc
PSS030306 Abstract: Annotated translations of the full text, or surviving descriptions, of twenty-three letters dictated by Joan of Arc to scribes during her military campaigns. The full text exists for eleven of these, and references or partial descriptions for the remainder. Contributors: [Full list in text and Extended Abstract] | (Publication Date To Be Announced) | |
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Transcription of BNF fr 4488 ff 463-476: Contingents in Fastolf's Supply Convoy Sent to the Siege of Orléans, April 1429
PSS030106 Abstract: Annotated transcription of English records concerning troop reviews of various contingents from Normandy organized for the purpose of escorting a convoy of wagons, placed under the command of Sir John Fastolf, bringing supplies to the English troops at Orléans. Joan of Arc famously mentioned this convoy, as quoted by eyewitnesses, during the events leading up to her first engagement against the English on 4 May 1429. The transcription is accompanied by clarifying notes and commentary. Contributors: [Full list in article and Extended Abstract] | (Publication Date To Be Announced) | |
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Joan of Arc: Biography Via The Original Documents
PSSJoABVOD (Online) ISBN: 1600530346 -- ISBN-13: 9781600530340 (Print) ISBN: 1600530370 -- ISBN-13: 9781600530371 Abstract: A biographical account in the form of excerpts from the eyewitness sources and other original documents, linked with background material and commentary. Contributors: [Full list in text and Extended Abstract] | (Publication Date To Be Announced) | |
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Joan of Arc: Original Source Documents
PSSJoAOSD (Online) ISBN: 1600530303 -- ISBN-13: 9781600530302 (Print) ISBN: 160053029X -- ISBN-13: 9781600530296 Abstract: An extensive selection of excerpts from the original documents (translations alongside cross-referenced and contextual notes). Includes selections from the transcripts of both Condemnation and Appellate trials, letters dictated by Joan of Arc and written by her contemporaries, excerpts from chronicles, financial accounts, and other such documents. Contributors: [Full list in text and Extended Abstract] | (Publication Date To Be Announced) | |