| Giraldi Cambrensis Opera - Volume 2 Contributor(s): Giraldus Cambrensis (Author), Brewer, J. S. (Editor), Dimock, James F. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108042929 ISBN-13: 9781108042925 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 941.03 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 6" W x 9" (1.48 lbs) 462 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |