Gesta principum Polonorum = The deeds of the princes of the Poles / translated and annotated by Paul W. Knoll and Frank Schaer ; with a preface by Thomas N. Bisson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallus, Anonymus, 1066-1145.

Contributor:

Knoll, Paul W.

Schaer, Frank.

Series:

Central European medieval texts 1419-7782 ; v. 3.

Central European medieval texts, 1419-7782 ; v. 3

Standardized Title:

Chronicon. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Poland--History--To 1572.

Poland.

History.

Physical Description:

lxv, 318 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Deeds of the princes of the Poles

Place of Publication:

Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

Translated from the Latin.

Summary:

The 12th-century chronicle of the reign of Duke Boleslaw III and his ancestors is presented for the first time in English in a side-by-side translation with the Latin original. An introduction describes the history of the chronicle and its study. The translators have annotated the text to indicate scholarly studies of the events described, biblical references, and historical details. An extensive bibliography is included. Knoll teaches history at UCLA; Schaer is an editor at Central European U. Press. Distributed by Books International. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Map on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and indexes.

ISBN:

9639241407

OCLC:

51977957