UID:
almafu_9960117991702883
Format:
1 online resource (lxxii, 380 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-16338-8
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Rolls
Uniform Title:
Works. Selections
Content:
Despite a frustrated ecclesiastical career - his ongoing failure to secure the See of St David's embittered him - Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales, Gerald de Barry, c.1146-1220/3) composed many remarkable literary works, initially while employed as a royal clerk for Henry II and, subsequently, in semi-retirement in Lincoln. Eight volumes of his works were compiled as part of the Rolls Series of British medieval material. Noted for his vigorous Latin and anecdotal style, Giraldus gives a vivid portrait of medieval Britain and the intrigues of the Angevin court. Volume 2, edited by historian J. S. Brewer (1809-79) and published in 1862, contains the 'Gemma ecclesiastica', Giraldus' handbook on sacraments and morals, addressed to his clergy. Comprising the Latin text with an editorial preface in English, it gives a vivid picture of the medieval ecclesiastical world, and also illuminates nineteenth-century interest in the period.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Sep 2016).
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-04292-9
Language:
English
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139163385
