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The journey through Wales and The description of Wales / Gerald of Wales ; translated [from the Latin] with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe.
LIBRA DA725 .G5713 1978
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Giraldus, Cambrensis, 1146?-1223?
- Series:
- Penguin classics
- The Penguin classics
- Standardized Title:
- Itinerarium Cambriae. English
- Language:
- English
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Manners and customs.
- Wales--Description and travel.
- Wales.
- Wales--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.
- Wales--Social life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 333 pages : genealogical table, 2 maps ; 18 cm.
- Other Title:
- The description of Wales.
- Place of Publication:
- Harmondsworth ; New York [etc.] : Penguin, 1978.
- Summary:
- Gerald of Wales was one of the most dynamic and colorful churchmen of the 12th century. His JOURNEY describes a mission to Wales undertaken in 1188 by Baldwin, Archbishop of Canterbury, with Gerald as his companion. THE DESCRIPTION provides a picture of the day-to-day existence of ordinary Welshmen of the time. Both offer a wealth of fascinating first-hand historical detail.
- Notes:
- Previous ed. published under title: The itinerary through Wales and The description of Wales.
- Translation of Itinerarium Cambriae.
- Includes index.
- "List of Gerald's extant writings" page [62]
- Bibliography: pages 60-61.
- ISBN:
- 0140443398 :
- OCLC:
- 5752126
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