Historia Vie Hierosolimitane of Gilo of Paris and a Second, Anonymous Author
Oxford Clarendon Press, March 1997. Hardcover. 266pp. Sewn binding in simulated cloth with gilt stamped lettering. Ex-library; exceedingly clean and sharp with sound binding and no evidence of use. Shipped professionally in a box. 'This book is the first critical edition of the Latin poem Historia Vie Hierosolimitane, by Gilo of Paris and a second anonymous author, translated for the first time into English and accompanied by a detailed historical and linguistic commentary. Significant for its links with the vernacular Chanson d'Antioch, the poem illustrates how quickly a theological and cultural understanding of the first crusade developed after the events themselves and shows how soon the leaders of the crusades came to be regarded as `heroes'.' (Publisher's blurb). VERY GOOD. Item #513510
ISBN: 0198222742
Price: $100.00