Format:
1 Online-Ressource (lxxii, 380 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9781139163385
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Rolls
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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108042925
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781108042925
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781108042925
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781139163385
URL:
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Author information:
Gerald von Wales 1146-1223
Author information:
Warner, George F. 1845-1936
