Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel, with Supplementary Extracts from the Others, A Revised Text Edited, with Introduction, Notes, Appendices, and Glossary (Vol. I. ---- Text, Appendices and Glossary; Vol. II ---- Introduction, Notes, and Indes)
by Earle, John; Plummer, Charles
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London: Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1965. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used 2 VOLUME SET! Red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 883 informative and historical pages! Excerpt from Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel, With Supplementary Extracts From the Others: Edited, With Introduction Notes and a Glossarial Index: "This is a manuscript in the library of Corpus Christi Col-311115823111 lege, Cambridge. (ms. CLXXIII.) That Society ao quired it by the gift of Archbishop Parker. It is described (in by Wanley, p. 130, and by Mr. T. Dufi'us Hardy, vol. I. P. 651. It has every title to rank first in the list of Saxon Chronicles. Its original handwriting stops at 891, and the summary of Wessex Kings with which the book is prefaced ends with Alfred. These features indicate a Chronicle which was composed in Alfred's reign, or a copy of such a Chronicle. Whether it is really a manuscript of the last decade of the ninth century I hesitate to judge......" (2 VOLUME SET).. Reprint. Red Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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- Two of the Saxon Chronicles Parallel, with Supplementary Extracts from the Others, A Revised Text Edited, with Introduction, Notes, Appendices, and Glossary (Vol. I. ---- Text, Appendices and Glossary; Vol. II ---- Introduction, Notes, and Indes)
- Author
- Earle, John; Plummer, Charles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Oxford at the Clarendon Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- HISTORY MANUSCRIPTS ENGLISH CHRONICLES OLD LITERATURE MEDIEVAL HISTORIANS GERMANIC PAGANISM EUROPE EUROPEAN
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- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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