King Arthur and the Grail Quest : Myth and Vision from Celtic Times to the Present by Matthews, John

Brockhampton Press, 1998-01-01. Hardcover. Like New. 10x7x0. Like New condition.

London: Brockhampton Press, 2000-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10x7x0. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. edge wear to boards and jacket; Myth and Vision from Celtic times to the present.

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Brockhampton Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1860198635 . In VG/VG condition ; 10.16 X 7.48 X 0.71 inches; 161 pp pages .

London: Brockhampton Press, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Very clean hardcover book and dust jacket. Glossy color-illustrated boards - no fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. All pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated in color and black & white. 159 pages with Index. Clean jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. The author is an internationally acknowledged expert on the Arthurian traditions and their origins. Here he has created an easily understood survey of the origins of the legends of King Arthur and the Holy Grail. With a great wealth of illustration an specially created color plates. There is also a full summary of all sources and an extensive bibliography..

London: Brockhampton, 1998. 159 pp, 10" H. B&w and colour illustrations - photographs, reproductions, maps. "Two great narrative themes, which link the sacred and the secular, have been passed down to us from the Dark Ages. These are the stories of the heroic, godlike Arthur and of a mystic object of quest, the Holy Grail. John Matthews has created an easily understood survey of the origins and merging of these epic themes and stories It is a richly woven tapestry of myth and legend, and of love and desire - both sacred and profane. It covers city and temple, knights and monks, and ranges far and wide, from Camelot to Carbonek. In gathering together the strands that make up the stories, the author has examined many of the hundred or so extant texts. He has selected from these - some still untranslated and obscure - to show how the two great themes changed and developed down the centuries as they became inextricably joined. (This book) provides a fascinating survey as well as… Read More

London: Brockhampton Press, 1998. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. Small tear in dust jacket. 159pp..

London: Brockhampton Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. 1. Hard Cover. 1860198635 . Publisher's full bound in publisher's glossy illustrated paper. Color frontispiece, B&W illustrations and color photographs throughout.. Top board slightly warped, some slight wear to corners, else fine. The unclipped dust jacket shows only slight shelf-wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 161 pp .