| Chartularies of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin 2 Volume Set: With the Register of Its House at Dunbrody, and Annals of Ireland Contributor(s): Gilbert, John T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108052258 ISBN-13: 9781108052252 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 941 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Rolls |
| Physical Information: 3.3" H x 6.3" W x 8.9" (4.55 lbs) 1404 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Thomas Gilbert (1829-98), historian and antiquary, was for thirty-four years librarian of the Royal Irish Academy. It was during this time, in 1884, that his two-volume edition of these chartularies, registers and annals was originally published. Volume 1 comprises the abbey's two chartularies - two of only three surviving Cistercian chartularies from Ireland. Of the nearly 600 items, all are in the original Latin except for one (in English). Volume 2 contains two collections of excerpts from the abbey's lost sixteenth-century register. Also included is the register of St Mary's Abbey, Dunbrody, and two portions of the annals of St Mary's Abbey, Dublin. A further fragment of the 'Annals of Ireland' furnishes details of the activities of Robert Bruce. Gilbert, throughout, provides English side-notes to the Latin text. These, together with helpful summaries of contents and an index, make the work easier to navigate. |